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When even mountains crumble and rocks shift, what chance do our plans have? We dive into Job 14 with a simple but piercing claim: if creation’s strongest pillars erode, human pride has nowhere to stand. From that image of mountains to rocks to dust, we trace a line through our daily ambitions, the myth of permanence, and the quiet ways time exposes what we truly trust.

We sit with the slow lessons of erosion. Water wears stone not with shock but with patience, and that pattern reframes how we think about delay, judgment, and hope. Mockers measure God by the clock; Job measures us by the landscape. Along the way we bring in lived moments—a jersey in the mail, a neighbor who shows up in the snow—to show how providence interrupts our scripts and teaches gratitude. Creation becomes a tutor, reminding us that stability is granted, not seized.

The heart of the conversation centers on hope, justice, and love. Job says God destroys the hope of man—meaning the carnal hopes we build on status, longevity, and control—so he can replace them with a sturdier promise. We talk about the cross as propitiation rather than polish, the reality of wrath and the weight of atonement, and why the resurrection is the kind of permanence erosion cannot touch. The takeaway is both sobering and freeing: hold plans lightly, cling to the One who outlasts time, and be ready today. If this resonates, subscribe, share the episode with a friend, and leave a review telling us which hope you’re rebuilding on God.

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