https://odb.org/2023/11/29/just-a-whisper
Job, despite his sufferings and losses, was able to hear the whisper of God’s voice through nature. See Job 26:7-14. Although his 3 friends tried to convince him that his predicament was due to his sin, Job insisted and was determined in his contention that he was blameless. Instead, it was the perogative of the LORD to bless and forfeit. The fact of the matter was that it was Satan who was afflicting the miseries upon Job’s life. The LORD allowed it to prove to Satan that Job was and would be blameless. Job was obviously oblivious to the cosmic discussions. As much as it was unfair to him, being made a guinea pig of a spiritual experiment, Job kept his integrity before God and never once blamed God for his sufferings and losses.
Job, to me, was a special case. The LORD took up Satan’s challenge because He knew Job inside out. He knew Job would stand firm. God knew Job’s stand was if the LORD blesses, He may also take away. We, on the other hand, will most likely crumble under such pressure. We will be depressed and may never recover if the same were our afflictions and sufferings. But then we also know that whatever God allows us to go through will not be beyond our capability to endure (1 Corinthians 10:13). That was proven in Job’s case.
I think the lesson we can draw from Job’s experience is to find the still small voice of God in whatever we are going through. Let Christ be our strength and comfort. As Elijah learned, God is not found in the fire or earthquake. He is in the still small voice. God is there, in our darkest moments, our lowest, our afflictions and losses. He will lead us through it all. He is and will be there at the end of the tunnel. In the end, hold on to Paul’s exhortation in Romans 5:3-5, that suffering produces perseverance and perseverance, character, and character hope. We have that hope because we persevere through and developed the character of Christ in the process! It will be tough, but like Job, it will end well. For us, if not in this life, then in the life to come. That is our hope of glory!
Ronnie's Thoughts 