Today’s reading: Job 3, 4, 5; Psalm 29, 59, 89, 149; Proverbs 29

Job 3:11, “Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?”

I sometimes shy away from the book of Job. Some people see it as confusing and the critics will tell you that there is error recorded in it. The Bible accurately records what each person said. It cannot help (so to speak) the flawed counsel of the one speaking. It is accurately the Word of God.

The older I get the more I seem to associate with Job. Believe you me, I do not in any way believe that I am as strong a believer nor have the faith that Job demonstrates. I can only wish that I were so strong. My problem is that I do not want to walk where Job has walked to bring him to the place of monumental faith.

There have been many emotional times in my life where I have sit with face implanted in my hands weeping and asking God, “Why did I have to live?” Why couldn’t I have died?” He has not yet answered me and I believe that is the heart of a loving Heavenly Father. Look at Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” You see my friend, God has an awesome plan for your life and mine. We just need to yield ourselves to His will.

The sad part is that we are all born sinners and without Jesus Christ we have no hope of eternal life. Look at Job 5:7-9, “Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:” We are born sinners and so we sin and this separates us from God. Thankfully we can be reconciled to God through Jesus Christ if we will accept Him as our Lord and Saviour.

Because of this we can say as Job in Job 5:16, “So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.” We have hope of eternal life if we trust Christ. It is my desire for you to do exactly that.

Will you?