Job: A Man Tried As Gold
Suffering is a universal human condition affecting us all to one degree or another. It is only natural to ask, “Why is this happening to me?"
During his suffering, Job did not understand all the reasons for his trial, but he knew that God had reasons for his suffering. Thus, Job was able to say, “But He knows the way that I take; when He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.”
Another Bible writer gives us an answer to Job’s anguish. James says, “You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord—that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.”
As you follow Job through his adversities and see the end to which God brought him, you can also learn to trust the Lord and let Him refine you as gold, confident that he seeks only what is best for you.
As for me, I know that my Redeemer lives,
And at the last He will take His stand on the earth.
Even after my skin is destroyed,
Yet from my flesh I shall see God;
Whom I myself shall behold,
And whom my eyes will see and not another.
My heart faints within me! (Job 19:25–27)
Suffering is a universal human condition affecting us all to one degree or another. It is only natural to ask, “Why is this happening to me?"
During his suffering, Job did not understand all the reasons for his trial, but he knew that God had reasons for his suffering. Thus, Job was able to say, “But He knows the way that I take; when He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.”
Another Bible writer gives us an answer to Job’s anguish. James says, “You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord—that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.”
As you follow Job through his adversities and see the end to which God brought him, you can also learn to trust the Lord and let Him refine you as gold, confident that he seeks only what is best for you.
As for me, I know that my Redeemer lives,
And at the last He will take His stand on the earth.
Even after my skin is destroyed,
Yet from my flesh I shall see God;
Whom I myself shall behold,
And whom my eyes will see and not another.
My heart faints within me! (Job 19:25–27)
Suffering is a universal human condition affecting us all to one degree or another. It is only natural to ask, “Why is this happening to me?"
During his suffering, Job did not understand all the reasons for his trial, but he knew that God had reasons for his suffering. Thus, Job was able to say, “But He knows the way that I take; when He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.”
Another Bible writer gives us an answer to Job’s anguish. James says, “You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord—that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.”
As you follow Job through his adversities and see the end to which God brought him, you can also learn to trust the Lord and let Him refine you as gold, confident that he seeks only what is best for you.
As for me, I know that my Redeemer lives,
And at the last He will take His stand on the earth.
Even after my skin is destroyed,
Yet from my flesh I shall see God;
Whom I myself shall behold,
And whom my eyes will see and not another.
My heart faints within me! (Job 19:25–27)
