The Futility of Unscrewing the Inscrutable
In this message, Pastor Chuck Swindoll examines how Job instructs his friends on the character of God. Job magnifies the Creator and acknowledges the inscrutability of His ways.
So many people try to quench their spiritual thirst by physical means: family…friends…job…possessions. Yet none of these earthly things can meet their heavenly need, as Augustine famously prayed centuries ago: “Our heart is restless until it rests in You” (Confessions 1.1).
To many people who seek something more from life, God seems remote, unreachable, silent. Yet others have overcome the obstacles of man-made religion to find true meaning through a personal relationship with the eternal God. What does that mean? How can we begin a relationship with God? How can we lead others to truly know Him?
The answer is Jesus Christ, who freely gives living water to all who thirst.
In this message, Pastor Chuck Swindoll examines how Job instructs his friends on the character of God. Job magnifies the Creator and acknowledges the inscrutability of His ways.
I’ll believe it when I see it. Have you ever said that? Someone tries to convince you of something that doesn’t sound true. Not until you see it with your own eyes will you believe it.
Philip excitedly told his friend, Nathanael,
“We have found the very person Moses and the prophets wrote about! His name is Jesus, the son of Joseph from Nazareth.” (John 1:45)
But Nathanael smirked with skepticism, “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” (1:46).
Listen to Pastor Chuck Swindoll talk about the traps of arrogance, legalism, and insensitivity (Job 11–14).
And it was this intensity that caused prayer to degenerate from a flowing spontaneity to a rigid, packaged plan, dispensed routinely by the religious leaders. Prayer changed from privilege to an obligation.
You won’t get bad advice from God. When He reveals His plan, it will never backfire on you. Isaiah 9:6 says God is a Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
I began journaling during my 16 months overseas. I saw my “thoughts disentangle themselves over the lips and through the fingertips,” a little saying I learned from a mentor who gave me my first journal.
Hidden in Scripture are vaults of priceless wisdom that can be hard to find if you're preoccupied or in a hurry. But godly truth is there, awaiting discovery.
Tune in to hear Pastor Chuck Swindoll discuss the need for faith and our responsibility to share the Gospel with others.
“How does a person get wisdom? I realize we are to be men and women of wisdom, but few people ever talk about how it’s acquired.” His answer was quick and to the point. “Pain.”
In this message on Romans 5, Pastor Chuck Swindoll discusses how a Christian’s life should be marked by triumphant joy. Rejoicing allows you to live above your circumstances.