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Job
A P L A N E G O E S D O W N . An earthquake hits. A madman bombs
a building. Christians and non-Christians alike die. Where was God?
Does he really care?
Why do good people suffer? Why do Christians
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get sick, lose children, watch spouses die, lose
reading about
their homes or jobs? Shouldn’t those who truly
1:1-22
love God be exempt from such tragedies? Does
Disaster strikes Job
God really love us? Does he care when we hurt?
2:1-13
Does he notice devout men and women dying in
More disaster strikes Job
seemingly senseless ways? Where are you, God?
3:1-26
The book of Job shows us how a faithful and
Job responds to his tragedies
godly man responded to intense and mind4:1– 31:40
boggling tragedy.
Job has a conversation with
Could God have protected Job from these tragthree of his friends about
why people suffer
edies? Of course. Can God protect us from tragedy? Absolutely. Does he? Many times. Then why
32:1– 37:24
Elihu responds to Job and
doesn’t he always? Because, in reality, there are
his friends
more important issues we need to be thinking
38:1– 41:34
about than just our own well-being.
God speaks to Job
How did Job make it through these tragedies
with his faith intact? How could these tragedies
42:1-17
Job responds to God and
actually have strengthened his relationship
is restored
with God?
Job never allowed his tragedies to cause him to doubt God’s love and care for
him. He refused to let go of the greatest hope available to all mankind—that
there is a loving God who wants a relationship with his people and who promises them an eternal home full of love, peace, and wholeness. Give up that
hope and you doom yourself to a life of despair. Give up that hope and tragedy
becomes senseless; adversity becomes endless frustration; and faith turns to
doubt, anger, and bitterness.
God is here. God cares. God loves. If you never lose hope that this is true, you
can turn your tragedies into triumphs.
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