Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Faith and hope in God

Job 19:1-29
Though I cry, 'I've been wronged!' I get no response; though I call for help, there is no justice.
All my intimate friends detest me; those I love have turned against me. I am nothing but skin and bones; I have escaped with only the skin of my teeth.
Have pity on me, my friends, have pity, for the hand of God has struck me.
I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth.
And after my skin has been destroyed, yet(after I awake; though this body has been destroyed) in(apart from) my flesh I will see God.
Job believe that there is judgment.
Job's friends have become his tormentors, levelling false accusations and offering no answer to his desperate questions.
He is shut in on himself, despairing, utterly alone.
He has become an object of loathing非常討厭 to those he loves most. Even pity is denied him.
Yet in his darkest moments, faith and hope still well up inside him. He is certain of vindication.
One day God himself will take up his case and clear him - and he will be there to see it.
Then those who have maligned中傷 him will find themselves answerable to God.
How?
Faith and hope still well up inside Job, How about me if I am utterly alone and is wronged by others.




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