God’s Endgame: Restoration
Suffering comes to every human soul. Loss and trouble are part of life this side of eternity. But God is all about restoration.
Suffering comes to every human soul. Loss and trouble are part of life this side of eternity. But God is all about restoration.
An arbiter. An umpire. Over and over Job states that he has no one to plead his case before God, no advocate who would make his case in the cosmic court of God.
Scripture tells us two important things here: God is in control – satan can’t do anything without God allowing it; and God trusted Job to pass the test.
Job: the longest and most detailed portrait of depression in the Bible. Suicidal depression. My husband Greg said: “If you’re asking who in the Bible is most likely to jump off a cliff, it’s gotta be Job.” He’s so right. Over and over Job says he wishes he’d never been born, and begs that God …