Re:Verse passage – Job 13:15-16, 14:1-2, 14-17 (day four)
We have to stand in admiration of Job…facing all of the trials and suffering that he did, he continued to trust in God. Job said even if God slays me, I will hope in Him. What faith! Job lived generations before Jesus came to walk among us. He had a mature faith that trusted God, no matter what. We have a very different perspective. Living in AD instead of BC, we have the benefit of Scripture. Scripture reveals to us God’s plan for the world. We have seen how He has worked in history…we have learned from the prophets, from the apostles, from servants like Paul…we have the truth of Scripture.
We also have the gospel story of the work of Christ. We can know the gift of forgiveness of sin, we can know the power of the Holy Spirit, and we can know the glory of the Father. Job’s faith had none of these to build his foundation on, yet he remained faithful and obedient to the Lord. How can we not believe?
