Pain

Job’s Second Reply to Eliphaz

The exchange of insults between Job and his friends continues. These so-called friends are a great disappointment to Job. They told Job nothing new, and they were miserable comforters (vv. 1-2). They compounded, rather than eased his troubles. He doesn’t really want their …

What The Lord says about Damascus

This passage has to do with God’s Judgment against Damascus (vv. 23-27). Damascus is the capital of Syria and was located at the intersection of three major trade routes. It was as much north of Canaan as Edom was south. Damascus was an old city (Gen. 14:15) but little is k …

IllustrationBruce Waltke – A Christian’s Response to Pain

I heard Professor Bruce Waltke describe a Christian’s response to pain this way: We once rescued a wren from the claws of our cat. Though its wing was broken, the frightened bird struggled to escape my loving hands. Contrast this with my daughter’s recent trip to the doct …

IllustrationSatan Promises The Best But Pays With The Worst

Satan promises the best, but pays with the worst:He promises honor and pays with disgrace; He promises pleasure and pays with pain; He promises profit and pays with loss; He promises life and pays with death.(Thomas Brooks) …