Excerpt
“The very thing the tilting ship needs in the storm is the ballast of God’s good sovereignty, not the unburdening of deep and precious truth. What makes the crush of calamity sufferable is not that God shares our shock, but that his bitter providences are laden with the bounty of love” (p. 9).
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About the Book
'We have heard the story of Job. His riches destroyed, his family taken, and his own body afflicted. We can only imagine the depth of his loss and pain. Yet as we ponder Job's misery, do we see the threads of God's mercy in it? We will all face suffering at some point in our lives, it is inescapable. But what makes calamity endurable is not that God shares our shock, but that through every flame of pain and flood of fear, His sovereign goodness sustains us. Author John Piper's interpretive poem together with photographer Ric Ergenbright's stunning visuals, remind you of the unshakable fact that God governs all things for His good purposes. Allow your eyes to see life -- to see God -- in new and powerful ways. And let your spirit rest, knowing that the Lord is not only sovereign, but sweet.'
First Edition 2002
Crossway Books (Wheaton, Illinois)
Table of Contents
Part 1 – O God, Have Mercy on My Seed
Part 2 – That I Should Bear This Pain, Not You
Part 3 – O Spare Me Now, My Friends, Your Packages of God
Part 4 – Unkindly Has He Kindly Shown Me…God
Translations
English-UK
Publisher: Inter-Varsity Press
ISBN: 9781856842167
Related Resources
- Trouble: Faith’s Best Friend (article)
- Job: When the Righteous Suffer (conference messages)
- Job: Five Sermons on Suffering (sermon series)
- Called to Suffer and Rejoice (sermon series)
About John Piper
John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is the author of more than 50 books including Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist. John and his wife, Noël, have five children and twelve grandchildren.
