Sent, Sold, Sad, Safe (Part 2 of 2)
Truth For Life Daily Program
Alistair Begg
4.8 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 12 January 2026
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Sometimes life takes a dark turn without warning—but that doesn’t mean God’s given up on you! While it’s natural to want to avoid trials, God often intentionally places you right in the middle of the storm. Find out why on Truth For Life with Alistair Begg.
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| 0:00.0 | Thank you. Sometimes life takes a dark turn without warning. |
| 0:30.2 | That doesn't mean God has given up on you. |
| 0:33.6 | Today on Truth for Life, Alastair Begg explains that while it's natural to want to avoid trials, |
| 0:39.8 | God may intentionally place you right in the middle of a storm. |
| 0:44.3 | Find out why, as we continue a study in the book of Genesis, we're in chapter 37. |
| 0:57.7 | Do you remember Rubin in chapter 35 and verse 22? |
| 1:01.2 | Do you remember the last time the camera zoomed in on Ruben's face? |
| 1:07.1 | Genesis 35, 22, while Israel, that is Jacob was living in that region. |
| 1:09.9 | Ruben went in and slept with his father's concubine. |
| 1:11.0 | He slept with Bilha, |
| 1:18.0 | who was essentially his father's wife. Instinctively, then, we assume that Ruben's a bad apple, |
| 1:23.4 | right? And certainly he's not particularly nice if he's prepared to pull a stunt like that. |
| 1:31.3 | But are we to conclude that he is incapable then of genuine compassion and sympathy? |
| 1:35.7 | I don't know why, but I just want to cut Ruben who even more slight than that. |
| 1:39.7 | What's your particular problem with sin? |
| 1:47.0 | What happens to you when you're left all alone by yourself, nobody watching, just you? |
| 1:50.8 | Do you gravitate towards despair and discouragement? |
| 1:55.3 | Do you gravitate towards lust and impurity? |
| 1:58.2 | Do you gravitate towards jealousy? |
| 1:59.3 | What is it? |
| 1:59.9 | What's your thing? |
| 2:13.9 | James says that every individual in succumbing to temptation is enticed and led away by their own evil desire. |
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