diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 87d5d66..cf8ba35 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func main() {
 		gocron.NewTask(
 			func(a string, b int) {
 				// do things
-            },
+			},
 			"hello",
 			1,
 		),
diff --git a/scheduler.go b/scheduler.go
index f5c7d26..eebb221 100644
--- a/scheduler.go
+++ b/scheduler.go
@@ -228,6 +228,17 @@ func (s *scheduler) selectAllJobsOutRequest(out allJobsOutRequest) {
 		outJobs[counter] = s.jobFromInternalJob(j)
 		counter++
 	}
+	slices.SortFunc(outJobs, func(a, b Job) int {
+		aID, bID := a.ID().String(), b.ID().String()
+		switch {
+		case aID < bID:
+			return -1
+		case aID > bID:
+			return 1
+		default:
+			return 0
+		}
+	})
 	select {
 	case <-s.shutdownCtx.Done():
 	case out.outChan <- outJobs:
@@ -268,10 +279,15 @@ func (s *scheduler) selectRemoveJob(id uuid.UUID) {
 	delete(s.jobs, id)
 }
 
+// Jobs coming back from the executor to the scheduler that
+// need to evaluated for rescheduling.
 func (s *scheduler) selectExecJobIDsOut(id uuid.UUID) {
 	j := s.jobs[id]
 	j.lastRun = j.nextRun
 
+	// if the job has a limited number of runs set, we need to
+	// check how many runs have occurred and stop running this
+	// job if it has reached the limit.
 	if j.limitRunsTo != nil {
 		j.limitRunsTo.runCount = j.limitRunsTo.runCount + 1
 		if j.limitRunsTo.runCount == j.limitRunsTo.limit {
@@ -288,10 +304,25 @@ func (s *scheduler) selectExecJobIDsOut(id uuid.UUID) {
 
 	next := j.next(j.lastRun)
 	if next.IsZero() {
+		// the job's next function will return zero for OneTime jobs.
+		// since they are one time only, they do not need rescheduling.
 		return
 	}
+	if next.Before(s.now()) {
+		// in some cases the next run time can be in the past, for example:
+		// - the time on the machine was incorrect and has been synced with ntp
+		// - the machine went to sleep, and woke up some time later
+		// in those cases, we want to increment to the next run in the future
+		// and schedule the job for that time.
+		for next.Before(s.now()) {
+			next = j.next(next)
+		}
+	}
 	j.nextRun = next
 	j.timer = s.clock.AfterFunc(next.Sub(s.now()), func() {
+		// set the actual timer on the job here and listen for
+		// shut down events so that the job doesn't attempt to
+		// run if the scheduler has been shutdown.
 		select {
 		case <-s.shutdownCtx.Done():
 			return
@@ -301,6 +332,7 @@ func (s *scheduler) selectExecJobIDsOut(id uuid.UUID) {
 		}:
 		}
 	})
+	// update the job with its new next and last run times and timer.
 	s.jobs[id] = j
 }
 
diff --git a/scheduler_test.go b/scheduler_test.go
index a2a0fb1..3df33bb 100644
--- a/scheduler_test.go
+++ b/scheduler_test.go
@@ -1635,3 +1635,32 @@ func TestScheduler_OneTimeJob(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestScheduler_Jobs(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+	}{
+		{
+			"order is equal",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			s := newTestScheduler(t)
+
+			for i := 0; i <= 20; i++ {
+				_, err := s.NewJob(
+					DurationJob(time.Second),
+					NewTask(func() {}),
+				)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			}
+
+			jobsFirst := s.Jobs()
+			jobsSecond := s.Jobs()
+
+			assert.Equal(t, jobsFirst, jobsSecond)
+		})
+	}
+}