1 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Life Audio. For more resources to help you in your 2 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: walk with Christ, please visit us at Bible Study Headquarters 3 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:15,440 Speaker 1: dot com. You're listening to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. 4 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: I'm John Stangey, and today we're in Job chapter eleven, 5 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 1: and we'll be reading from the contemporary English version. So 6 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:33,400 Speaker 1: far from Namah said, so much foolish talk cannot go unanswered. 7 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 1: Your words have silenced others and made them ashamed. Now 8 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:41,479 Speaker 1: it is only right for you to be put to shame. 9 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:45,240 Speaker 1: You claim to be innocent and argue that your beliefs 10 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 1: are acceptable to God. But I wish he would speak 11 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:52,559 Speaker 1: and let you know that wisdom has many different sides. 12 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 1: You would then discover that God has punished you less 13 00:00:56,640 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 1: than you deserve. Can you understand the mist surrounding God? 14 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: All powerful? They are higher than the heavens and deeper 15 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: than the grave. So what can you do when you 16 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:13,480 Speaker 1: know so little and these mysteries outreach the earth and 17 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 1: the ocean. If God puts you in prison or drags 18 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: you to court, what can you do? God has the 19 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 1: wisdom to know when someone is worthless and sinful. But 20 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 1: it's easier to tame a wild donkey than to make 21 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 1: a fool. Wise, surrender your heart to God, turn to 22 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: him in prayer, and give up your sins, even those 23 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 1: you do in secret. Then you won't be ashamed. You 24 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:44,400 Speaker 1: will be confident and fearless. Your troubles will go away 25 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 1: like water beneath a bridge, and your darkest night will 26 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 1: be brighter than noon. You will rest safe and secure, 27 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:56,279 Speaker 1: filled with hope and emptied of worry. You will sleep 28 00:01:56,320 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 1: without fear and be greatly respected. But those those who 29 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: are evil will go blind and lose their way. Their 30 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 1: only escape is death. Let's pray. Lord, We thank you 31 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:14,360 Speaker 1: for your word, and we thank you for the privilege 32 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 1: of being able to look at this portion of scripture today. 33 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:21,080 Speaker 1: And Lord, as we look at Zofar's comments toward Job, 34 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 1: it's clear that Zofar thinks that this calamity has come 35 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 1: upon Job because of Job's sinfulness. Zo Far makes the 36 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: assumption that Job has sinned against God, and that's why 37 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 1: this trial is something that God is allowing Job to experience. 38 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 1: Zo Far is looking at this as if it's a 39 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 1: judgment from God instead of understanding what it truly was. Lord, 40 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 1: as we look through the concepts that are presented in 41 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:50,080 Speaker 1: these debates, and conversations on these pages. We pray, Lord 42 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:53,079 Speaker 1: that you would use these things to help us understand 43 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:56,639 Speaker 1: what you're actually doing and how you're operating in our 44 00:02:56,760 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: lives as well. Lord, we pray that if you choose 45 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 1: to allow us to go through a season of trial, 46 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: that we would praise you in the midst of it, 47 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: that our joy would not be anchored to our circumstances, 48 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: but that we would recognize that we have lasting joy 49 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:15,360 Speaker 1: through faith in your son, Jesus Christ. And it doesn't 50 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 1: have to be a fickle thing, nor is it supposed 51 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 1: to be a fickle thing. Lord. So often we mistakenly 52 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:25,800 Speaker 1: assume that joy is something that's connected to circumstances, But 53 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 1: the true joy that we have through faith in your 54 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 1: son is something that transcends our circumstances. In spite of 55 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 1: whatever is going on in our day to day life, 56 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 1: we have hope, we have joy, We have a future 57 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 1: to look forward to in your son Jesus Christ. It's 58 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: already been secured for us. And we're grateful for these realities. 59 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 1: And we're grateful Lord that these are things that don't change, 60 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: that your promises are true, that you remain faithful, and 61 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 1: that we have good to look forward to in your presence. So, Lord, 62 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: we're grateful for these things, and we're grateful for the 63 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 1: fact that you have used your word to remind us 64 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: of these things. And Lord, we pray that by your 65 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: grace we would have the right perspective regarding our trials. 66 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: We know, Lord that you only bring things our way 67 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 1: that are for our benefit and for your glory. We 68 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:17,839 Speaker 1: thank you Lord for that, and we praise you for 69 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: all these things in Jesus' name. Amen.