"...when we ourselves suffer in ways we cannot explain, God wants us to trust him more than we ever have before. Job eventually settles into a deeper place where, without answers to his questions, he trusts in the omni-competence of God: "I know that you can do all things" (42:2). What God can do is more important than how God explains himself. What if he did tell us every mystery right now? Would we be satisfied? I doubt it. It would only pander to our pride. Far better to leave it all with God, as our faith deepens from questioning to admiring. We don't live by explanations; we live by faith."
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Wisdom For Our Sufferings
Ray Ortlund:
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Once again, Ortlund hits another one out of the park, with his God-given wisdom, insight, and compassion. Zach, what can we do to get this brother out here for the next Clarus conference? I've seen him preach in person, and I know that he would bless DSC so much!
Funny you should ask. He is booked for the next Clarus with Sam Storms.
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YES!! Zach, you just made my day with this news! Ortlund and Storms? Man, are we blessed at DSC (not that it's about men, but about a great God and the Biblical wisdom that He imparts)!
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