Reading
SAA Notes
In verse 9, Job told his friends that he had prayed that the LORD would kill him, cut him off. The cruelty and unfairness of all that has happened overwhelmed him. His words are all black. God never condemned Job for how he felt. We must live by faith in our present broken world. Job did not deny the Holy One (6:10).
SJA Notes
* God of Righteousness, please help us be meek, as our Lord Jesus was.
“For the arrows of the Almighty are in me; my spirit drinks their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.”
Job loves God.
Job seeks righteousness.
God Himself testified in the first chapter that Job was a man who turned away from evil.
But here. Here we see the depths of Job’s anguish and turmoil through his experience and the situation he found himself in.
From a spiritual perspective (the heavenly council), Job is suffering persecution.
Jesus Himself tells us in John 15 that we will experience persecution because the world hates God.
This is important for us to keep in tension as we struggle with our own experiences and situations.
And while the world hates our King, we have the wonderful truth of Immanuel – God with us! He is on our side!
That even though we walk through the valley of the shadow of death, as in Psalm 23 we read,
“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.”
This was true for Job.
This is true for us His people today.
We have a Good Shepherd who tends and cares for His flock!
* Gracious Lord God,
Please write Your word on our hearts today and each day, as we walk this life and face trouble and turmoil.
Lord please save us from the evil one, for we cannot save ourselves!
Amen.