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By Pastor Chuck Swindoll

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Reflect on God’s Omnipotence

First, there is nothing God cannot do. Job says it. ‘I know that You can do all things.’ Having heard and almost witnessing with his mind’s eye the incredible power of God in His creative abilities and in His variety of activities, Job says, ‘I got it. I see it. God, You can do all things. There is nothing You cannot do.’ It’s a statement of God’s omnipotence. In other words, nothing stands in God’s way. Nothing hinders God’s work. Nothing restrains God’s will.”

Submit to the Father’s Will

“Our best response is to humble ourselves and rest in the Father’s will. That’s what we’re reading in verses 4, 5, and 6. You’re reading words of submission. You’re reading words of worship. Our best response is to humble ourselves and rest in the Father’s will. The struggle has ended inside Job. Though, I want to remind you, he’s still covered with boils. His alleged friends are still nearby, frowning, thinking wrong about him. He has no relief. The kids are still dead, all ten of them. The house is still a shambles, and the place where he once made a fine living is covered with lumber, splintered timber from the tornado that wiped out all the kids. None of that’s changed, but Job is saying here, ‘It is well with my soul.”

Don’t Miss the Music

“Don’t miss the music in your walk with God. You’re going to get the words. These are people of words. They’re good with words. These words are vehicles that carry great thoughts about our great God and about His inerrant word. How valuable are the words. But in real communication with the living God, there is the sound of the music that you dare not miss. In my younger years, I missed a lot of the music that I’m now hearing.”

Wise Lessons from Job

“Learn your lessons. Pay attention to what’s said. Get close to these women and men who will be your mentors. Walk a little slower. Think a little deeper. Don’t miss the music. It’ll free you. It’ll free you. It’ll deepen you. You’ll be able to endure.”

Nothing Frustrates His Purpose

“It’s impossible to frustrate His purpose. In other words, God is sovereign. He is in full control. He has a purpose for you at this school that is, as we’re going to see, beyond your comprehension. It’s not on your agenda. You don’t know what it is. It’s above it and beyond it, and far away from where you are thinking right now. Job sees that. God is in full control.”

Additional Resources

First, sign up for our Chuck’s Insights on Ministry email where we bring you his best thoughts on preaching, leadership, and ministry each week. By signing up, you’ll instantly receive a one-page checklist with 20 preaching insights from Chuck. See this page’s sidebar.

Second, check out our new Preach The Word articles and video series on YouTube where we’re teaching Chuck’s best insights on this important calling.

Third, listen to Chuck’s messages to those in ministry through our Seminary Chapels page. For decades, he offered students at Dallas Theological Seminary his best thoughts on church leadership and ministry. Now, we have put them at your fingertips. Also, you can find them through this YouTube playlist we created for you.

Fourth, if you don’t own a copy of Chuck’s book on preaching, Saying It Well, we highly recommend you add it to your library. It’s his preaching memoir that is also like a practical preaching manual. You won’t be able to put it down.

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