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    Life on the Ash Heap
    Life on the Ash Heap
    Life on the Ash Heap
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    Life on the Ash Heap

    By Jim McGuiggan

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    We tend to ask, "Where is God when the roof falls in?"
    The Accuser asked God, "Where do you think Job would go if the roof fell in?"
    God asked Satan, "Where do you think?"
    The great Cynic said, "Away from you!"
    God said, "You're wrong!" and went on to prove it.
    Job didn't know it but he was fighting God's battle for him against the world-spirit. He
    made it clear that humans can be incredibly gallant and can remain loyal to God even
    through tough times.
    But it wasn't a quiet, always submissive Job that brought honor to God!
    Job isn't the only human that has suffered greatly and remained true. You can see them
    everywhere you look. Among the other things the book of Job teaches us is this: We can make
    God angry with impenitent wickedness but we can make him proud of us and willing to risk
    his reputation on us. If God's favorite virtue is gallantry he must be pleased with so much he sees
    in this world today.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJim McGuiggan
    Release dateMar 19, 2011
    ISBN9781452443010
    Life on the Ash Heap
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    Jim McGuiggan

    Jim McGuiggan, a powerful speaker and seasoned writer, has written numerous inspirational books, including The God of the Towel, Jesus the Hero of Thy Soul, Where the Spirit of the Lord Is . . . , Let Me Count the Ways, and Celebrating the Wrath of God. Born in Belfast, Ireland, McGuiggan has studied and taught the Bible in America at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Since he and his wife of 44 years, Ethel, returned to Ireland, he has worked with a congregation of God's people outside of Belfast.

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