A STORY OF GOD’S UNWAVERING FAITHFULNESS (5 OF 5)
Scripture: Job 1:10-11
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A Story of God’s Unwavering Faithfulness (5 of 5)
Series: The Story I’ll Tell
Jordan Easley
Job 1:10-11
‘‘How to trust God when you don’t understand Him’’
Have you ever wondered what it takes to create a diamond?
I read an article this week that said, ‘‘Diamonds are formed deep within the Earth about 100 miles or so below the surface in the upper mantle.’’ It went on to say, ‘‘Obviously in that part of the Earth core it’s very hot. There’s a lot of pressure, with the weight of the overlying rock bearing down.’’ The article concluded by saying the ‘‘combination of high temperature and high pressure is what’s necessary to grow diamond crystals in the Earth.’’
Think about what that just said...
Great pressure and high heat create beautiful things. That’s true when you’re talking about the process of creating rare gemstones within the earth... but it’s also true regarding the process of creating faithful Christians on the earth.
Great pressure and difficult circumstances are two things that God uses to create the most beautiful and the most faithful... followers of Jesus.
God shows us in His word how He develops characteristics in the fire... and teaches us things in the flames... that we will otherwise never know. The Lord has been using great pressure and high heat... in the lives of His people... for a long time!
I don’t know about you... but that’s a hard thing for me to understand sometimes. In my life, when the pressure increases, and the heat starts to rise... my tendency is to curl up in a ball and ask ‘‘WHY?’’ Right? But we’ve got to remember... that God allows adversity... for our good... and His glory... and He shows us in every season that HE is faithful!
Today, as we open God’s word to the book of Job... I want us to see from his life and his story: How to trust God when you don’t understand Him.
When we were children, we were taught to pray: ‘‘God is great, God is good, let us thank him for our food,’’ ...but when ca ...
Series: The Story I’ll Tell
Jordan Easley
Job 1:10-11
‘‘How to trust God when you don’t understand Him’’
Have you ever wondered what it takes to create a diamond?
I read an article this week that said, ‘‘Diamonds are formed deep within the Earth about 100 miles or so below the surface in the upper mantle.’’ It went on to say, ‘‘Obviously in that part of the Earth core it’s very hot. There’s a lot of pressure, with the weight of the overlying rock bearing down.’’ The article concluded by saying the ‘‘combination of high temperature and high pressure is what’s necessary to grow diamond crystals in the Earth.’’
Think about what that just said...
Great pressure and high heat create beautiful things. That’s true when you’re talking about the process of creating rare gemstones within the earth... but it’s also true regarding the process of creating faithful Christians on the earth.
Great pressure and difficult circumstances are two things that God uses to create the most beautiful and the most faithful... followers of Jesus.
God shows us in His word how He develops characteristics in the fire... and teaches us things in the flames... that we will otherwise never know. The Lord has been using great pressure and high heat... in the lives of His people... for a long time!
I don’t know about you... but that’s a hard thing for me to understand sometimes. In my life, when the pressure increases, and the heat starts to rise... my tendency is to curl up in a ball and ask ‘‘WHY?’’ Right? But we’ve got to remember... that God allows adversity... for our good... and His glory... and He shows us in every season that HE is faithful!
Today, as we open God’s word to the book of Job... I want us to see from his life and his story: How to trust God when you don’t understand Him.
When we were children, we were taught to pray: ‘‘God is great, God is good, let us thank him for our food,’’ ...but when ca ...
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