This Sunday we'll look at the second chapter of Job, one of the most perplexing, even troubling, passages in all of Scripture. Many questions arise from the story. Why would God negotiate with Satan? Is there a reason for the pain Job and, by extension, each of us experience? What is the correlation between one's righteousness and God's blessing?

We often think of the Bible as a book of answers, and to be sure it gives us some. But the Bible is also a book of questions. God is big: boundless in knowledge and power. We are small: bound in space and time. This, I think, is one of the key points of Job. Life is a mystery. Who has known the mind of the LORD?

There will be much we won't, and can't, understand about the purposes of God in history. And yet, we find in our protagonist a man not of answers, but of faith. He knows God, personally. He trusts Him in the good and the bad. “When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark," wrote Corrie Ten Boom, "you don’t throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer.”

Job is a book about trust. It's a book about mystery. It's a book about God. I hope you can join us Sunday as we study it together!

All Saints Dallas and The Anglican Mission are  committed to supporting flood relief efforts in Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas through our outreach funds . We are partnering with the Anglican Relief and Development Fund (ARDF) to provide financial assistance to people and businesses affected by Hurricane Helene. We know our prayers and financial support will make a meaningful difference in the recovery process.

Guy+ talks with Silas Farley about our upcoming Gospel Conversation on Friday, October 18.

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