Happy Friday readers!
This week, in my Bible, I finished the book of Job and I have to say, the ending left me with some unanswered questions. If you haven’t read it, I recommend giving it a read.
Job was an average joe, despite the fact that he was wealthy. Job was also a servant of God. Early on in the book, God gives permission for Satan to torment this man, to show how faithful Job is to God and to prove that Job is not only faithful because God had blessed him so. Job endures everything from the death of family members, to the agony of boils. From there things are looking pretty desolate and seem hopeless.
His wife tells him to curse God and die, and his “friends” give him criticism instead of comfort. The majority of the book flips back and forth between disputes and disagreements between Job and his “friends.”
I’m sure most of you have heard of the ‘patience of Job’. As I was reading the book, I couldn’t help but think that there is so much more to this story than patience. For one thing, Job remained firm when his “friends” basically told him repeatedly, that the only reason he was going through so many trials was because of sin in his life, which was a lie. God did not punish him, in fact God was doing the opposite, he was showing Satan how strong Job’s character was.
The last few chapters God himself enters the scene and speaks to Job. Now, Job has been wanting to ask God questions this whole time, but here God has his own questions for this man. To name a few:
“Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth?”
“Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth?”
“Canst thou send lightening’s, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?”
Job had to be reminded of God’s power, His control, and who He is. Job, like us, only saw what trials he had faced and began to question God and consider the Almighty to be nothing but a bully. After being reminded and repenting, God blessed Job with twice as much as he had before. The “friends” were rebuked, expect for one of the men, Elihu, was not mentioned when the others were chastised, which left me wondering what became of him.
I find the book of Job to be very relatable to today. How often do we find our life taking a turn for the worst? When chaos and disaster brings us to our knees, how do we react? Sometimes God allows terrible things to happen, in order to bring us closer to Him. Notice that God never explained to Job why he went through so much. God doesn’t have to explain Himself to mere men; we just have to trust and believe God.
It is good to be reminded how small we are in this world, and even better to be reminded how big God is. He really does love you.
If you have any questions or you just want to talk, please feel free to leave a comment. Again, I highly recommend reading the book of Job, especially if you enjoy reading about dinosaurs and dragons, which are discussed in a couple of the chapters.
Until next time,
~Writer for Christ~
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