When Good Things Become God Things

DevotionalThere’s a subtle danger that creeps into every believer’s life: the transformation of good things into God things. It happens so gradually that we often don’t notice until we’re already trapped. Consider the Israelites and their...

The Untameable God

DevotionalHave you ever tried to bargain with God? Maybe you promised to read your Bible more if He’d just help you pass that test, or pledged to attend church regularly if He’d heal a loved one. We’ve all been there, attempting to create spiritual...

Knowing God in the Darkness

DevotionalJob’s story reaches its climax not with explanations but with transformation. After encountering God directly, Job declared, ‘My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you.’ His suffering hadn’t been meaningless – it...

God Owes No Explanation

DevotionalWhen God finally spoke to Job after chapters of debate and questioning, His response was surprising. Instead of explaining why Job had suffered, God asked Job a series of questions that revealed the vast difference between human understanding and divine...

The Weight of Misguided Friends

DevotionalSometimes the people around us during our darkest moments can make our suffering even more unbearable. Job discovered this painful truth when his three friends arrived to comfort him. Instead of offering support, they spent over thirty chapters insisting...

One Phone Call Away

DevotionalLife can change in an instant. Job woke up one morning as one of the wealthiest, most blessed men in the ancient world. By sunset, he had lost his livestock, his servants, and most devastatingly, all ten of his children. Four messengers arrived in...