WEBVTT - Job 11

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<v Speaker 1>I'm John Stangey, and today we're in Job chapter eleven,

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll be reading from the contemporary English version. So

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<v Speaker 1>far from Namah said, so much foolish talk cannot go unanswered.

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<v Speaker 1>Your words have silenced others and made them ashamed. Now

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<v Speaker 1>it is only right for you to be put to shame.

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<v Speaker 1>You claim to be innocent and argue that your beliefs

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<v Speaker 1>are acceptable to God. But I wish he would speak

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<v Speaker 1>and let you know that wisdom has many different sides.

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<v Speaker 1>You would then discover that God has punished you less

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<v Speaker 1>than you deserve. Can you understand the mist surrounding God?

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<v Speaker 1>All powerful? They are higher than the heavens and deeper

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<v Speaker 1>than the grave. So what can you do when you

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<v Speaker 1>know so little and these mysteries outreach the earth and

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<v Speaker 1>the ocean. If God puts you in prison or drags

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<v Speaker 1>you to court, what can you do? God has the

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<v Speaker 1>wisdom to know when someone is worthless and sinful. But

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<v Speaker 1>it's easier to tame a wild donkey than to make

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<v Speaker 1>a fool. Wise, surrender your heart to God, turn to

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<v Speaker 1>him in prayer, and give up your sins, even those

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<v Speaker 1>you do in secret. Then you won't be ashamed. You

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<v Speaker 1>will be confident and fearless. Your troubles will go away

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<v Speaker 1>like water beneath a bridge, and your darkest night will

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<v Speaker 1>be brighter than noon. You will rest safe and secure,

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<v Speaker 1>filled with hope and emptied of worry. You will sleep

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<v Speaker 1>without fear and be greatly respected. But those those who

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<v Speaker 1>are evil will go blind and lose their way. Their

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<v Speaker 1>only escape is death. Let's pray. Lord, We thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for your word, and we thank you for the privilege

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<v Speaker 1>of being able to look at this portion of scripture today.

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<v Speaker 1>And Lord, as we look at Zofar's comments toward Job,

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<v Speaker 1>it's clear that Zofar thinks that this calamity has come

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<v Speaker 1>upon Job because of Job's sinfulness. Zo Far makes the

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<v Speaker 1>assumption that Job has sinned against God, and that's why

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<v Speaker 1>this trial is something that God is allowing Job to experience.

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<v Speaker 1>Zo Far is looking at this as if it's a

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<v Speaker 1>judgment from God instead of understanding what it truly was. Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>as we look through the concepts that are presented in

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<v Speaker 1>these debates, and conversations on these pages. We pray, Lord

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<v Speaker 1>that you would use these things to help us understand

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<v Speaker 1>what you're actually doing and how you're operating in our

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<v Speaker 1>lives as well. Lord, we pray that if you choose

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<v Speaker 1>to allow us to go through a season of trial,

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<v Speaker 1>that we would praise you in the midst of it,

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<v Speaker 1>that our joy would not be anchored to our circumstances,

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<v Speaker 1>but that we would recognize that we have lasting joy

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<v Speaker 1>through faith in your son, Jesus Christ. And it doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>have to be a fickle thing, nor is it supposed

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<v Speaker 1>to be a fickle thing. Lord. So often we mistakenly

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<v Speaker 1>assume that joy is something that's connected to circumstances, But

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<v Speaker 1>the true joy that we have through faith in your

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<v Speaker 1>son is something that transcends our circumstances. In spite of

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<v Speaker 1>whatever is going on in our day to day life,

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<v Speaker 1>we have hope, we have joy, We have a future

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<v Speaker 1>to look forward to in your son Jesus Christ. It's

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<v Speaker 1>already been secured for us. And we're grateful for these realities.

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<v Speaker 1>And we're grateful Lord that these are things that don't change,

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<v Speaker 1>that your promises are true, that you remain faithful, and

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<v Speaker 1>that we have good to look forward to in your presence. So, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we're grateful for these things, and we're grateful for the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that you have used your word to remind us

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<v Speaker 1>of these things. And Lord, we pray that by your

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<v Speaker 1>grace we would have the right perspective regarding our trials.

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<v Speaker 1>We know, Lord that you only bring things our way

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<v Speaker 1>that are for our benefit and for your glory. We

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<v Speaker 1>thank you Lord for that, and we praise you for

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<v Speaker 1>all these things in Jesus' name. Amen.