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Stephen Davey shares practical and relevant lessons through the entire Bible, Genesis to Revelation, in just 10-minute each weekday. The Wisdom Journey will help you understand the truth of God’s Word and apply that truth to your life. Subscribe and learn to know God, think biblically and live wisely.
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Send us a text Do you ever feel overwhelmed by criticism or wonder if your life matters? Psalms 7 and 8 speak to both. In Psalm 7, David is falsely accused and crushed by the weight of unkind words. But instead of becoming bitter, he becomes broken before the Lord. He pleads for vindication, but he also asks God to examine his own heart. In Psalm 8, David looks up at the heavens and is overcome with awe—not only at God’s creative majesty, but at the astonishing truth that God cares for us. To...
Send us a text How do you respond when life collapses around you—or when your own sin pulls you down? Psalms 3–6 give us real answers. Whether David is running from enemies or from his own failures, these psalms reveal how trust in God and confession to God change everything. In Psalm 3, David is literally on the run from his son Absalom. His world has collapsed, yet he declares, “You, O Lord, are a shield about me.” Even in crisis, David sleeps—because he trusts in God. Psalm 4 reminds us th...
Send us a text What nation deserves your highest allegiance? Psalm 2 invites you to reframe how you view leadership, loyalty, and ultimate authority. This coronation psalm, likely sung at David’s enthronement, points to a far greater King—one whose reign will never end. In this episode, you’ll learn how Psalm 2 doesn’t just describe ancient kings; it exposes every nation’s rebellion against God’s authority. You’ll discover why all governments ultimately fail and why Jesus alone is worthy of g...
Send us a text How do you stay spiritually stable in an unstable world? Psalm 1 gives us a practical, powerful blueprint for living a blessed life—a life rooted in truth, resistant to compromise, and rich with spiritual fruit. In this episode, you’ll discover why God starts the book of Psalms with this foundational passage, inviting you into a life of delight, not despair. We’ll explore the three progressive dangers every believer faces—and how to avoid them. You’ll learn how to identify harm...
Send us a text What does “happily ever after” really look like for someone who has suffered deep loss? In the final verses of the book of Job, we watch God restore Job’s life in surprising and beautiful ways—but we’re reminded that restoration doesn’t erase grief. Stephen Davey walks you through Job 42 and shows how Job’s story ends, not with perfect circumstances, but with profound faith and healing. God publicly defends Job’s character, rebukes his arrogant counselors, and restores his heal...
Send us a text What do dinosaurs and dragons have to do with suffering? In this final portion of God’s response to Job, the Lord describes two enormous creatures—behemoth and leviathan. Far from myth or metaphor, these creatures were real, powerful, and terrifying. But why would God bring them up now? Stephen Davey walks you through Job 40–42 and shows how these “monsters” are actually instruments of comfort. God is reminding Job—and you—that if He created creatures as massive and fearsome as...
Send us a text Why would God talk about animals to a suffering man? In this episode of The Wisdom Journey, Stephen Davey explores Job 38:39–40:14, where God responds to Job not with explanations, but with illustrations from the natural world. God takes Job—and us—on a divine field trip to the zoo, highlighting creatures like lions, ravens, ostriches, and eagles. Each animal reveals something about God’s creativity, wisdom, and care. From the hunting instinct of lions to the hilarious ...
Send us a text In Job’s moment of deepest suffering, God finally speaks—but not with easy answers or quick fixes. Instead, God takes Job on a guided tour of creation. In this episode of The Wisdom Journey, Stephen Davey explores Job 38:4-38, where God reveals His unmatched power, wisdom, and control over water, earth, and sky. Why does God point Job to clouds, stars, and ocean tides instead of explaining Job’s suffering? Because the majesty of creation is more than scenery—it’s theology. It ...
Send us a text Have you ever begged God to speak—and heard nothing in return? That’s exactly where Job has been for 37 chapters. But in this episode of The Wisdom Journey, everything changes. God finally speaks to Job, but not with explanations or apologies. Instead, He takes Job on a guided tour of creation—asking 77 questions about the heavens, the seas, the stars, and the animals. Why would God respond that way to someone suffering in the ashes? Stephen Davey explains why this seemingly u...
Send us a text What does suffering teach us, and how can we learn from it? In this episode of The Wisdom Journey, Stephen Davey unpacks Job 32–37 and introduces us to Elihu—a younger voice with fresh insight. Unlike Job’s other friends, Elihu offers new perspectives on God’s purpose in suffering. His words remind Job—and us—that even when God seems silent, He’s still speaking, still working, and still ruling. Elihu presents four key truths: God speaks through suffering, God is always just ev...
Send us a text How do you respond when life takes everything away—and God seems silent? In this episode of The Wisdom Journey, Stephen Davey walks through Job chapters 25–31, where Job continues his defense, reviews his life, and renews his trust in God’s justice and wisdom. Though mocked and misunderstood, Job refuses to abandon the God who seems absent. He stands on what he knows: God’s greatness, God’s coming judgment, and the hope of God’s wisdom. Through deep sorrow, Job reflects on God...
Send us a text What happens when someone you trust misjudges your motives and condemns you unfairly? That’s exactly what Job faces in this pivotal episode of The Wisdom Journey as Eliphaz becomes more accusatory than ever. Stephen Davey walks you through Job chapters 22–24, where Eliphaz lashes out, inventing sins Job didn’t commit and demanding that Job repent in order to get his life back. Job, devastated and confused, responds not with bitterness but with faith. He doesn’t understand why ...
Send us a text What do you do when well-meaning people offer words that wound more than heal? In this episode of The Wisdom Journey, Stephen Davey explores Job chapters 15–21—where Job’s counselors unleash their second round of harsh, misguided advice. These so-called friends continue accusing Job of hidden sin, while Job pleads for understanding and clings to the goodness of God. In the midst of mounting grief and unbearable pain, Job makes one of the most remarkable declarations of faith i...
Send us a text When life falls apart and heaven seems silent, what should you do with the pain—and the people—who offer more confusion than comfort? In this episode of The Wisdom Journey, Stephen Davey explores Job 11–14, where Job’s so-called friends continue their harsh accusations and unhelpful advice. Zophar, the most blunt of the three, suggests that Job’s suffering is less than he deserves. But Job, covered in sores and sitting on ashes, knows otherwise. Stephen unpacks Job’s brilliant...
Send us a text What do you do when life falls apart and God seems silent? In this powerful episode from The Wisdom Journey, Stephen Davey walks through Job chapters 8–10 and explores Job’s increasing agony—not just from suffering, but from God’s apparent absence. As Job’s friends take turns offering “counsel,” their assumptions only make things worse. Bildad joins the conversation, harshly blaming Job’s children for their own deaths and insisting that Job’s suffering must be his own fault. S...
Send us a text How do you respond when life seems too painful to endure? In this powerful episode of The Wisdom Journey, Stephen Davey walks you through Job chapters 3 to 7—one of the darkest sections in all of Scripture. Job, a man known for his faith, has now lost everything and wishes he had never been born. His raw lament opens the poetic section of this profound book, giving voice to emotions many believers have felt but rarely admit. As Job’s grief deepens, his friends begin offering f...
Send us a text When someone you love is suffering, what should you do? What can you say when words don’t seem to help? In this moving episode of The Wisdom Journey, Stephen Davey explores Job 2:11-13 and highlights one of the most overlooked ministries in the Bible—the ministry of presence. Before Job’s friends say a single word, they show up and sit with him for seven days and nights. They don’t try to explain his pain. They simply cry with him, share in his suffering, and offer quiet suppo...
Send us a text What happens when you’re not the one suffering—but you’re watching someone you love suffer deeply? In this episode of The Wisdom Journey, Stephen Davey examines Job 2:9-10 and shifts the spotlight to Mrs. Job, a woman who endures the unbearable pain of secondhand suffering. Often criticized for her brief, emotional words—“Curse God and die”—Mrs. Job is too easily misunderstood. Stephen takes a compassionate look at this grieving wife and mother who has lost everything, includi...
Send us a text What do you do when life falls apart—and keeps getting worse? In this moving episode from The Wisdom Journey, Stephen Davey walks through Job 2:1-10, one of the most devastating and inspiring passages in the Bible. Satan has already stripped Job of his wealth, his workforce, and his ten children. Now he attacks Job’s health, covering him in painful boils and driving him to sit in the ashes of a garbage heap. Even Job’s wife urges him to curse God and give up. But Job doesn’t. ...
Send us a text How do you respond when life falls apart in a matter of seconds? What do you do when suffering shows up without warning, without explanation, and without a clear silver lining? In this powerful episode of The Wisdom Journey, Stephen Davey walks you through one of the most devastating scenes in Scripture—Job 1:13-22. Within the span of a few minutes, Job loses his fortune, his workforce, and all ten of his children. There’s no warning, no divine message from heaven—just one wav...
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