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00:19 >>John Bradshaw: This is It Is Written. 00:21 I'm John Bradshaw. Thanks for joining me. 00:23 For many people it's a troubling book of the Bible. 00:27 It's twice as long as the Gospel of John 00:29 and almost as long as Ezekiel at 42 chapters. 00:34 In 41 of those chapters, 98 percent of the book, 00:38 the main character of the book suffers, 00:41 so much so that he wishes he'd never been born. 00:44 His losses begin mounting up just 15 verses into the book. 00:49 Yet reading the book of Job is like climbing a mountain; 00:53 you get to the end, and you're standing on the summit; 00:56 you see the view that God wants you to see. 00:58 You get the point. 01:00 You understand what the book is all about. 01:03 Maybe that's why one scholar described the book of Job 01:06 as "the Matterhorn of the Old Testament." 01:10 The book of Job has challenged a lot of people, 01:13 but it was written to encourage you. 01:16 It answers a lot 01:17 of Christianity's toughest questions, 01:19 in reality some of life's toughest questions. 01:22 And it helps you understand the character of God 01:25 like almost no other book in the Bible. 01:27 The book of Job is a must read. 01:30 We're continuing our ongoing series 01:33 "Great Characters of the Bible." 01:35 There's no doubt Job is one of those. 01:38 So who was Job exactly? 01:40 Well, not a lot is known about him. He wasn't an Israelite, 01:44 and he lived in an Arabian desert setting. 01:46 After that, specifics are hard to come by. 01:50 It's likely Job was the first book of the Bible to be written, 01:54 and many scholars believe it was written by Moses. 01:57 Moses lived for four decades in Midian in northwestern Arabia, 02:01 so he understood the culture. 02:03 The book of Job emphasizes God as Creator. 02:06 And Moses wrote Genesis and the Creation story. 02:09 There are words in the book of Job that are used 02:12 in the book of Genesis and nowhere else. 02:14 So, it's reasonable, then, to believe that Moses wrote Job. 02:19 The oldest book of the Bible helps us understand 02:22 one of the oldest stories of all: 02:25 ♪[soft piano music]♪ 02:26 the story of the battle between good and evil, 02:29 the story of tragedy in this world, 02:31 of why pain and hardship happen. 02:34 And it's a how-to book. 02:36 It shows us how we can survive the severe challenges 02:40 we often have to face. 02:42 Everyone has witnessed suffering and asked, "Why?" 02:47 A child dies in a drive-by shooting. 02:50 Teenager gets cancer. 02:51 A drunk driver takes the lives of parents 02:54 who leave little children behind. 02:56 Someone's diagnosed with early onset dementia--cruel stuff. 03:00 And the question that gets asked is, "Why? Why, Lord?" 03:06 That's the question. Well, Job tells you why. 03:10 How do you deal with those things, and, 03:12 and how do you relate to a God 03:14 who surely could have prevented them? 03:17 What the book of Job does is it takes you behind the scenes 03:20 like no other book of the Bible. 03:22 It gives you the best possible understanding 03:25 of the cause of sin and suffering. 03:28 In literary terms, the book of Job is a book of poetry, 03:32 and the poem, well, that is, the book, starts by saying this: 03:37 "There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; 03:40 "and that man was blameless and upright, 03:43 and one who feared God and shunned evil." 03:46 We learn he had 10 children, seven sons and three daughters. 03:50 He owned thousands of animals: 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 03:55 hundreds of oxen and donkeys. 03:58 The Bible says Job was 03:59 "the greatest of all the people of the East." 04:03 He took an active interest in the spiritual welfare 04:05 of his children. 04:07 But here's where it gets really interesting. 04:10 "The Lord said to Satan, 'Have you considered my servant Job, 04:15 "'that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless 04:18 "and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?' 04:23 "...Satan answered the Lord and said, 04:25 'Does Job fear God for nothing?'" 04:28 The devil suggested that if Job were to suffer, 04:32 he would curse God to His face. 04:34 He was saying, "Job is a hypocrite and only serves God 04:39 because of what God gives him." 04:41 Now, let's pause for a moment. That's worth thinking about. 04:45 I wonder if it's true today, people following God 04:48 only because of what they think they're going to get, 04:51 like those in Jesus' time who followed Him 04:53 for the loaves and fishes. 04:55 If your motivation for following God is what you hope to get, 04:59 Christianity has, for you, become a selfish enterprise. 05:04 Faith isn't about what God gives us in the here and now, 05:08 but really about what He has done for us in Jesus. 05:13 Christ died for you. 05:15 That's what attracts us to the God of heaven. 05:19 How did God respond to Satan's accusations? 05:23 Well, He did so in a way that troubles a lot of people. 05:27 ♪[soft music]♪ 05:28 "And the Lord said to Satan, 'Behold, all that he has 05:31 "is in your power; only do not lay a hand on his person.' 05:35 "So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord. 05:38 "Now there was a day when his sons and daughters 05:40 "were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house; 05:44 "and a messenger came to Job and said, 'The oxen were plowing 05:49 "'and the donkeys feeding beside them, when the Sabeans 05:52 "'raided them and took them away--indeed they have killed 05:55 "'the servants with the edge of the sword; 05:58 and I alone have escaped to tell you!'" 06:00 What a disaster. Job's oxen, donkeys, and the servants 06:07 who managed them were all taken by raiders. 06:09 But no sooner had Job heard this then there was more bad news. 06:14 In a separate incident his sheep were destroyed 06:16 along with more of his servants. 06:18 And while Job was reeling from that news, 06:21 he was informed his camels had been taken 06:23 and more servants were killed. 06:25 Thousands of animals and many servants--all gone. 06:32 And it got worse, much worse. 06:35 "While he was still speaking, another also came and said, 06:39 "'Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine 06:42 "'in their oldest brother's house, and suddenly a great wind 06:48 "'came from across the wilderness and struck 06:50 "'the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young people, 06:54 and they are dead; and I alone have escaped to tell you!'" 06:59 His livelihood, his servants, and now...his children--gone. 07:08 And how did he respond? 07:11 Well, he "arose, tore his robe, and shaved his head; 07:15 "and he fell to the ground and worshiped. 07:19 "And he said: 'Naked I came from my mother's womb, 07:22 "'and naked shall I return there. The Lord gave, 07:26 "'and the Lord has taken away; 07:28 blessed be the name of the Lord.'" 07:32 Moses wrote, 07:33 "In all this Job did not sin nor charge God with wrong." 07:39 What a response, what a depth of character! 07:42 What spiritual maturity, what equanimity. 07:45 Now, you might say, "Well, at least now 07:47 it can't get worse for poor Job." But it did. 07:51 His toughest test lay ahead. 07:54 Back with that in just a moment. 07:57 ♪[music swells, then ends]♪♪ 08:06 >>Announcer: Life often seems to be full of obstacles, 08:08 challenges, difficulties, but with God on your side, 08:12 you can turn obstacles into victories. 08:14 And today's free offer will show you how. 08:16 To receive "Turning Obstacles Into Victories," 08:18 call 800-253-3000 08:21 or visit iiwoffer.com. 08:23 Don't let the challenges of this world stop you 08:26 from fulfilling God's purpose for your life. 08:28 Ask for "Turning Obstacles Into Victories" today: 08:31 800-253-3000 08:33 or visit iiwoffer.com. 08:37 >>John Bradshaw: Thanks for joining me on It Is Written. 08:39 We're looking at Job in our ongoing series 08:42 "Great Characters of the Bible." 08:44 The book of Job is raw; it's gritty; it's real. 08:48 It's not sugarcoated. 08:50 Satan claims that Job is faithful to God 08:52 only because of the blessings he receives. 08:55 God allowed Satan to afflict Job, 08:58 and what you think of God doing that might be related 09:01 to how well you understand how this whole thing works. 09:04 So let's look. Job 2, verse 5: 09:07 "'Stretch out Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, 09:10 "and he will surely curse You to Your face!' 09:12 "And the Lord said to Satan, 'Behold, he is in your hand, 09:16 "but spare his life.' So Satan went out from the presence 09:20 "of the Lord, and struck Job with painful boils 09:23 from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head." 09:27 Job's suffering was intense. 09:30 "He took for himself a potsherd with which to scrape himself 09:33 while he sat in the midst of the ashes." 09:36 To make matters worse, his wife, the only family he had left, 09:40 added to his anguish by telling her husband to 09:43 "'Curse God and die!' But he said to her, 09:48 "'...Shall we indeed accept good from God, 09:51 and shall we not accept adversity?'" 09:55 Job understood what a lot of people don't, 09:57 and that is, it's important to trust God 10:00 even when things aren't going well. 10:03 Job lost everything. 10:04 It looked like he was going to lose his life. 10:07 But his trust in God was still strong. 10:09 We can learn from that. 10:11 But then...three of Job's friends came to visit. 10:16 At first they didn't even recognize him, 10:18 such was Job's affliction. 10:20 And it's when these "friends" arrive that we get to the crux 10:25 of the issue in the book of Job. The first to speak was Job: 10:31 "Why did I not die at birth? 10:33 "Why did I not perish when I came from the womb? ... 10:36 "Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child, 10:40 like infants who never saw light?" 10:43 That's in Job, chapter 3. 10:45 What follows is 35 or so chapters of back and forth, 10:49 Job and his three friends-- and eventually a fourth-- 10:51 discussing the reasons for Job's suffering. 10:55 Job couldn't understand it, 10:57 but his friends could-- at least in their minds. 11:00 Job was, they believed, 11:01 suffering because of his sinfulness. 11:04 And they were going to tell him. 11:07 "Remember now, who ever perished being innocent? 11:10 "Or where were the upright ever cut off? ... 11:14 "Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects; 11:17 therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty." 11:21 "Job," Eliphaz was saying, 11:23 "You're suffering because of your sins." 11:26 Bildad said, "How long will you speak these [words], 11:29 "and the words of your mouth be like a strong wind? ... 11:32 "If you would earnestly seek God and make your supplication 11:35 "to the Almighty, if you were pure and upright, 11:38 "surely now He would awake for you, 11:40 and prosper your rightful dwelling place." 11:45 The message is clear: "Job, this is on you." 11:50 And this is the question that gets batted back and forth 11:53 throughout the book of Job. 11:54 The thing is, both sides are right, 11:57 and both sides are very, very wrong. 12:01 Job says, "I've done nothing wrong." 12:03 God Himself said that Job was "perfect" and "upright," 12:06 which can be translated "complete and straight." 12:09 In fact, God said that twice. Job handled himself 12:13 with integrity when he lost everything he had, 12:16 and he finds himself suffering, evidently without cause. 12:20 He, he's right, kind of. He hasn't been wallowing in sin. 12:25 He has lived with integrity before God. 12:28 But he forgets something. 12:30 He lives in a sinful world, and he's a sinner. 12:34 Things happen, even to people we think don't deserve it. 12:37 And in Job we find out why. 12:40 Job's friends say, "You must have sinned. 12:44 "This doesn't happen to righteous people. 12:46 You've offended God, and you're getting what you deserve." 12:49 Well, yes, 12:50 "All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." 12:52 Romans 3, verse 23 tells us that. 12:55 But they're forgetting that bad things do happen 12:57 to what we might term "good people." 13:01 Jesus spoke of some people from Galilee that Pilate had killed, 13:04 saying, "Do you suppose that these Galileans 13:07 "were worse sinners than all other Galileans, 13:09 because they suffered such things? I tell you, no." 13:14 Then He mentioned 18 people who died when a tower fell on them: 13:17 "Do you think that they were worse sinners than all other men 13:20 who dwelt in Jerusalem?" Jesus asked. "I tell you, no." 13:26 And this is where we wrestle. 13:28 AIDS and COVID and cancer and Alzheimer's 13:31 and cardiovascular disease and, and tornadoes-- 13:34 they happen, and the knee-jerk reaction is often to look to God 13:38 and say, "Why?" Especially if we think it's unjust. 13:42 A child dies. That teenager dying in a car accident, 13:45 a child seriously injured in a playground accident, say. 13:49 Freshman college student goes away to college to pursue 13:52 her dreams and loses her life. 13:54 You hear these heartbreaking stories, 13:56 and there's no good answer, until you read the book of Job. 14:02 Job lets you see behind the scenes and shows you 14:06 that the devil is behind the sin and suffering in this world. 14:11 He afflicted Job, 14:12 and he took away Job's possessions and Job's family. 14:16 Now, there are times people manufacture 14:18 their own misfortune, true. 14:20 You smoke, and the likelihood of getting lung cancer skyrockets. 14:25 It's hard to blame God for that. 14:27 Same with drinking alcohol-- you can't fault God 14:29 when someone gets drunk and loses control of their vehicle. 14:33 But, of course, Satan is behind that, too. 14:35 In the parable of the wheat and the tares, 14:37 a man whose field is sown with destructive weeds says, 14:41 "An enemy has done this." 14:44 An enemy caused Job's suffering. 14:47 It's the same enemy who brings pain and sadness and suffering 14:51 and illness and grief to people today. 14:54 The devil is trying to destroy every marriage, 14:56 break up every home, ruin every life. 15:01 It's interesting that Job and his friends don't mention 15:03 the devil, who doesn't appear in the book after chapter 2. 15:06 The Bible writer establishes that the devil is the cause 15:09 of misery and suffering, but this behind-the-scenes battle 15:14 wasn't a concept they readily understood. 15:16 Their question was, what do people do to deserve it? 15:19 And where is God when people suffer? 15:22 The book of Job rises to a dramatic crescendo 15:24 and, in doing so, helps us make sense of the big questions 15:28 everyone's going to wrestle with at some stage. 15:32 We'll answer them straight ahead. 15:35 ♪[music swells, then ends]♪♪ 15:43 >>Announcer: Life often seems to be full of obstacles, 15:46 challenges, difficulties, but with God on your side, 15:49 you can turn obstacles into victories. 15:52 And today's free offer will show you how. 15:54 To receive "Turning Obstacles Into Victories," 15:56 call 800-253-3000 15:59 or visit iiwoffer.com. 16:01 Don't let the challenges of this world stop you 16:03 from fulfilling God's purpose for your life. 16:06 Ask for "Turning Obstacles Into Victories" today: 16:08 800-253-3000 16:11 or visit iiwoffer.com. 16:14 >>John Bradshaw: He spent 32 years in prison for a crime 16:17 he did not commit, more than half his life behind bars, 16:20 even though he was an innocent man. 16:23 Junk science, false testimony, and shoddy investigative work 16:27 came together to send a man to prison 16:29 for more than three decades. 16:31 Join me for "Not Guilty," where you'll hear from the people 16:35 at the center of the exoneration of an innocent man. 16:38 We'll look not only at innocent people being freed 16:41 but at the phenomenon of guilty people being pardoned-- 16:44 people who committed the offense, who broke the law, 16:47 and yet were set free by God Himself. 16:50 Every person alive has "sinned, and come short 16:52 of the glory of God," and yet God offers pardon 16:54 and forgiveness to all, absolutely free. 16:58 Don't miss "Not Guilty," where you'll learn 17:00 that no matter your past, no matter your present, 17:03 you can face the future with confidence, without fear, 17:06 and with absolute hope. 17:08 "Not Guilty," 17:09 brought to you by It Is Written TV. 17:15 >>John Bradshaw: The book of Job isn't all suffering and gloom. 17:18 The point of the book is to answer the question 17:20 of human suffering and to explain to us that there's 17:22 a vast spiritual battle going on behind the scenes. 17:27 The death and war and disease and catastrophic loss 17:30 we see today tell us we're in a spiritual battle. 17:35 Paul wrote in Ephesians 6 that "we wrestle not against 17:38 "flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, 17:43 "against the rulers of the darkness of this world, 17:46 against spiritual wickedness in high places." 17:49 Ephesians 6, verse 12. 17:51 There's a spiritual battle going on that we can't see, 17:55 but we can and do experience its effects. 17:59 Sitting on a village dust heap, his friends adding 18:02 to his anguish, Job can't make sense of his situation. 18:06 His friends tell him the cause of his desperation 18:09 is sin that he's not admitting to. 18:12 He lashes out at his accusers: 18:14 "No doubt you are the people," he says, 18:16 "and wisdom will die with you!" 18:18 He calls them "worthless physicians" 18:20 and "miserable comforters" who speak "windy words." 18:24 But his friends were relentless. "This is your fault, Job." 18:29 Job responds by saying, "How long will you torment my soul, 18:32 and break me in pieces with words?" 18:35 Now, on our way to the mountaintop-- 18:37 and we're getting there--Job gives us some magnificent views. 18:42 He says in Job 13:15, 18:44 "Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him." 18:48 Powerful! 18:49 "The fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, 18:52 and to depart from evil is understanding." 18:54 Job 28:28. 18:56 As you read chapter 19, you can hear Handel's Messiah playing. 18:59 "I know that my Redeemer liveth, 19:02 "and that He shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: 19:05 "and though after my skin worms destroy this body, 19:08 yet in my flesh I shall see God." 19:12 Job lived in the hope of the advent of the Messiah. 19:18 People have commented about the book of Job 19:19 and said it tends to get repetitive. 19:22 Well, sure. 19:23 Job's descent into misery starts in the first chapter, 19:26 and for almost 40 chapters he deals with people telling him 19:30 it's all his own fault. But that might just be the point. 19:35 Job's so-called friends wouldn't let go of their idea 19:38 that bad things happen to bad people, 19:41 none of them aware of the behind-the-scenes maneuvering 19:44 that was taking place. 19:45 There's another place we see that. 19:47 After three weeks of prayer and fasting, 19:49 Daniel is visited by an angel who says to him, 19:52 "The prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me 19:55 "twenty-one days; and behold, Michael, 19:58 "one of the chief princes, came to help me, 20:01 for I had been left alone there with the kings of Persia." 20:03 That's Daniel 10:13. 20:05 What Daniel couldn't see was that there was 20:07 a spiritual conflict taking place unseen to the human eye, 20:11 but as real as anything visible. 20:14 But after almost 40 chapters of back and forth between Job 20:18 and his visitors with absolutely nothing resolved, God speaks. 20:23 And what He says settles it all for Job. 20:28 "Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said: 20:32 'Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?'" 20:36 In other words, "You don't know what you're talking about." 20:40 God says to Job, 20:42 "Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, 20:45 and you shall answer me." 20:47 And then God begins what might be the most remarkable speech 20:51 of the entire Bible: 20:53 "Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? 20:57 "Tell me, if you have understanding. 21:00 "Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! 21:03 "Or who stretched the line upon it?" 21:06 How do you answer that? Job couldn't. 21:09 "Or who shut in the sea with doors, 21:11 "when it burst forth and issued from the womb? ... 21:15 "When I said, 'This far you may come, but no farther, 21:18 "and here your proud waves must stop!' 21:21 "Have you commanded the morning since your days began, 21:23 "and caused the dawn to know its place? ... 21:28 "Have you entered the springs of the sea? 21:30 "Or have you walked in search of the depths? 21:33 "Have the gates of death been revealed to you? 21:35 "Or have you seen the doors of the shadow of death? 21:38 "Have you comprehended the breadth of the earth? 21:41 Tell me, if you know all this." 21:45 God is helping Job and his friends understand something, 21:48 something that if we understand will change everything. 21:54 "Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, 21:56 "that an abundance of water may cover you? 21:58 "Can you send out lightnings, that they may go, 22:01 "and say to you, 'Here we are!'? ... 22:03 "Can you hunt the prey for the lion, 22:06 or satisfy the appetite of the young lions?" 22:09 These are statements to which Job has no response. 22:12 In fact, he says, "I lay my hand over my mouth," 22:16 in Job 40 in verse 4. 22:19 For almost 125 verses across four chapters, 22:24 God speaks to Job. 22:27 And finally...Job gets it: 22:31 God is God. 22:35 Here's that high point I said the book was building towards. 22:38 It's Job 42, Job speaking: 22:41 "I know that You can do everything, 22:42 "and that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You. 22:46 "You asked, 'Who is this who hides counsel 22:49 "without knowledge?' Therefore I have uttered 22:52 "what I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, 22:56 which I did not know." 22:58 Now, don't miss this. Job says, 23:01 "I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear, 23:05 but now my eye sees You." 23:09 That statement, it'll make sense of everything, if you let it. 23:14 "I've heard of You by the hearing of the ear, 23:16 but now my eye sees You." 23:18 I'd heard about You, but now I know You. 23:23 What changed everything for Job was a simple potent realization. 23:29 God is God. There are things that we don't know. 23:34 Job admitted to that. 23:35 But he came to a realization: God is God. 23:38 We don't always understand, but we can trust. You may suffer, 23:44 but there's no reason to think God has abandoned you 23:47 or that God doesn't exist or that God is unfair. 23:52 Nothing could be further from the truth. 23:55 This is a sinful world we live in. 23:56 And with the devil on the attack, 23:59 people go through stuff--everyone. 24:02 Death comes to all. Grief and loss affect everybody. 24:08 But what doesn't change is that God is God. 24:12 He's not the architect of pain and misery. 24:15 He's the One whose mercies are "new every morning," 24:18 according to the book of Lamentations. 24:20 Yes, of course, it's human to wonder why God allowed 24:22 some, some, some desperately difficult experience. 24:26 God hurts when you hurt. He feels your pain. 24:30 He bears our griefs and carries our sorrows. 24:33 Can you trust Him even when things aren't good? 24:37 That's the question. 24:38 The book of Job says, yes, you can. 24:43 And what became of Job? 24:45 "The Lord blessed the latter days of Job 24:47 "more than his beginning; for he had fourteen thousand sheep, 24:52 "six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, 24:56 "and one thousand female donkeys. 24:59 He also had seven sons and three daughters." 25:03 ♪[soft piano music]♪ 25:04 Does that mean that if you go through hardship and loss, 25:06 you'll get it all back? 25:09 It does. 25:10 If not in this world, then definitely in the world to come. 25:16 Life is challenging. Things go awry. 25:20 But you can choose to trust God. 25:24 Are you in a situation now, some, some difficult place 25:27 that doesn't make sense to you? 25:29 If not, you can remember when you were. 25:33 Well, where was God? 25:35 He was with you, right there, upholding you, sustaining you, 25:40 and clearly, God doesn't allow a person to endure 25:44 more than they can bear. 25:47 He took a risk, didn't He, allowing Job to be taken so low. 25:51 But He was confident Job would maintain his faith, 25:54 even if he didn't have all the answers. 25:56 The only one with the answers is God, 26:00 and if you choose to trust Him, He'll see you through. 26:03 ♪[music ends]♪♪ 26:05 >>John: Thank you for remembering that It Is Written 26:07 exists because of the kindness of people just like you. 26:10 To support this international life-changing ministry, 26:13 please call us now at 800-253-3000. 26:17 You can send your tax-deductible gift 26:19 to the address on your screen, 26:20 or you can visit us online at itiswritten.com. 26:24 Thank you for your prayers and for your financial support. 26:27 Our number again is 800-253-3000, 26:31 or you can visit us online at itiswritten.com. 26:35 >>John: Let me pray for you now. Let's pray together. 26:37 ♪[soft music]♪ 26:38 Our Father in heaven, what a story. 26:40 Thank You for showing us what the story reveals 26:43 about a loving God. 26:45 Thank You for helping us to understand that 26:46 behind the scenes, away from our view, 26:50 there rages a spiritual battle, 26:52 where an ugly, malicious enemy seeks to distract us, 26:56 to discourage us, to lead us out of the pathway of faith. 27:00 And, Lord, You know it's a challenge. 27:03 When life presents its difficulties, 27:05 we find it so hard sometimes to bear the weight. 27:10 This is where we need You, Lord. 27:11 We need faith, and we need Your Presence. 27:14 We need a firm grip on Jesus, 27:17 and we need Your Spirit upholding us. 27:19 Friend, can you choose to trust the God of heaven today? 27:23 Can you say now, "Lord God, I will trust You. 27:26 I yield to You. I believe that You are"? 27:29 Lord, that's our prayer today: You are. 27:31 We know. We believe. 27:33 Lord, take us and never let us go, 27:35 and give us Your grace so that we would never let You go. 27:39 We thank You, and we pray in Jesus' name, 27:43 amen. 27:45 Thanks so much for joining me. 27:46 I'm looking forward to seeing you again next time. 27:48 Until then, remember: 27:50 "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, 27:54 but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'" 27:58 ♪[dramatic theme music]♪ 28:23 ♪[music ends]♪♪ |
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