1 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Life Audio. For more resources to help you in your 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:12,320 Speaker 1: walk with Christ, please visit us at Bible Studyheadquarters dot com. 3 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:16,279 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. I'm 4 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 1: John Stanghy, and today we're in Job chapter thirteen and 5 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 1: we'll be reading from the message. Yes, I've seen all 6 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 1: this with my own eyes, heard and understood it with 7 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 1: my very own ears. Everything you know, I know. So 8 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:38,520 Speaker 1: I'm not taking a backseat to any of you. I'm 9 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:42,279 Speaker 1: taking my case straight to God Almighty. I've had it 10 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 1: with you. I'm going directly to God. You grafeeding my 11 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 1: life with lies. You're a bunch of pompous quacks. I 12 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 1: wish you'd shut your mouths. Silence is your only claim 13 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 1: to wisdom. Listen now while I make my case, consider 14 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 1: my side of things for a change. Or are you 15 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:06,480 Speaker 1: going to keep online to do God a service? To 16 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 1: make up stories to get him off the hook. Why 17 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: do you always take his side? Do you think he 18 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 1: needs a lawyer to defend himself? How would you fare 19 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:20,120 Speaker 1: if you were in the doc? Your lies might convince 20 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:24,400 Speaker 1: a jury, but would they convince God. He'd reprimand you 21 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 1: on the spot if he detected a bias in your witness. 22 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 1: Doesn't his splendor put you in awe? Aren't you afraid 23 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:36,319 Speaker 1: to speak cheap lies before him? Your wise sayings are 24 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:42,039 Speaker 1: nickknack wisdom, good for nothing but gathering dust. So hold 25 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 1: your tongue while I have my say. Then I'll take 26 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 1: whatever I have coming to me. Why do I go 27 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: out on a limb like this and take my life 28 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:54,640 Speaker 1: in my hands? Because even if he killed me, I'd 29 00:01:54,760 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 1: keep on hoping. I'd defend my innocence to the very end. 30 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 1: This is going to work out for the best, my salvation. 31 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 1: If I were guilt stricken, do you think I'd be 32 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:11,959 Speaker 1: doing this laying myself on the line before God? You'd 33 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: better pay attention to what I'm telling you. Listen carefully 34 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:18,679 Speaker 1: with both ears. Now that I've laid out my defense, 35 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 1: I'm sure that I'll be acquitted. Can anyone prove charges 36 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 1: against me? I've said my peace. I rest my case. 37 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:34,079 Speaker 1: Please God, I have two requests, grant them so i'll no. 38 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 1: I count with you. First, lay off the afflictions. The 39 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:44,080 Speaker 1: terror is too much for me. Second, address me directly 40 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 1: so I can answer you, or let me speak, and 41 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 1: then you answer me. How many sins have been charged 42 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 1: against me, show me the list. How bad is it? 43 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: Why do you stay hidden and silent? Why treat me 44 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 1: like I'm your enemy? Why kick me around like an 45 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:08,640 Speaker 1: old tin can Why beat a dead horse? You compile 46 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:11,920 Speaker 1: a long list of mean things about me, even hold 47 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: me accountable for the sins of my youth. You hobble 48 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:19,079 Speaker 1: me so I can't move about. You watch every move 49 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:23,640 Speaker 1: I make and brand me as a dangerous character, like 50 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 1: something rotten. Human life fast decomposes, like a moth eaten 51 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 1: shirt or a mildewed blouse. Let's pray, Lord, we thank 52 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 1: you for your word, and we thank you for the 53 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 1: privilege of being able to look at this portion of 54 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 1: scripture today, and we thank you for the honesty and 55 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 1: the transparency that we can see in the words that 56 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 1: Job is praying before you. And Lord, we know that 57 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 1: there's an example for us in that we know that 58 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 1: as he's pouring out his case before you and pouring 59 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 1: out his heart before you, he's doing so honestly. He's 60 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 1: dealing with the smug attitudes of his friends and their 61 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 1: accusations against him. But as he's praying to you, he's 62 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: praying with sincerity. He honestly doesn't see an area in 63 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 1: his life where he's been rebelling against you, like his 64 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:19,719 Speaker 1: friends or accusing him of having done But because he 65 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 1: doesn't see something like that, he's also confused. He's wondering 66 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:26,599 Speaker 1: why you're allowing this to come into his life, why 67 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 1: these trials have come upon him. Lord. We're grateful for 68 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:32,919 Speaker 1: his transparency, and we're grateful for the example that that 69 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 1: sets for us. We know, Lord, that we can come 70 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:40,360 Speaker 1: before you honestly, transparently, and boldly, based on the work 71 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:43,479 Speaker 1: that your son Jesus Christ has accomplished on our behalf. 72 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:47,800 Speaker 1: We can enter your presence confidently, knowing that you hear us, 73 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 1: and knowing that you're accomplishing things at our lives that 74 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 1: are far beyond our ability to fully comprehend. Lord, we're 75 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 1: grateful that you were doing that for job, and we're 76 00:04:56,880 --> 00:05:00,160 Speaker 1: grateful that you're doing that for us as well. We 77 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:02,039 Speaker 1: pray that, by your grace that we would trust in 78 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 1: you each and every day, that we would have genuine 79 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:06,920 Speaker 1: faith in you, and that our reliance on you would 80 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 1: grow stronger and stronger the more we realize how reliable 81 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:14,360 Speaker 1: and how faithful you truly are. Lord. We love you, 82 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 1: and we commit this day to your care, and we 83 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: thank you for all of these things. In Jesus' name, 84 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 1: we pray Amen.