Rachel-Ruth Lotz Wright

Joseph was a seventeen-year-old young man when his seemingly perfect life turned upside down. Like many of us at that age, he must have had hopes and dreams for his future — who he would marry, where he would live, what he would do for a living. Joseph was obedient and trustworthy and dearly loved by his father. What could possibly go wrong? Yet what unfolded next would change the course of his life forever. Joseph’s life was upended on a seemingly ordinary day.

We all face various trials and difficulties. Sometimes they hit hard and fast; other times they park and set up shop. What are you dealing with right now? Do you have a strenuous workload that leaves you exhausted beyond reason? Are you studying long hours in college while also working a job? Are you suffering through your third round of chemotherapy? Do you have a child whom you’ve trained and taught to love the Lord that is now living in total rebellion?

By Benjamin Windle Published on September 10, 2023 Many years after the life of Job, there was another man in the narrative of Scripture named Jesus, who shared many of the same qualities. Like Job, Jesus was good and blameless before God. Like Job, raiders came and brought pain to His life. But what makes Jesus’ life different from Job’s is how it ended — in total victory, and that victory is significant for us.