SCRIPTURE: JOB 7
JOB’S PICTURES OF LIFE:
- A hired man with hard service on earth. (v. 1)
- A slave longing for the evening shadows. (v. 2)
- A swift weaver’s shuttle coming to an end without hope. (v. 6)
- It is but a breath that will never see happiness again. (v. 7)
- A cloud that vanishes and goes down to the grave that never returns. (v. 9)
JOB’S APPEAL TO THE LORD:
- I will not keep silent. I will speak out in the anguish of my spirit and complain to the bitterness of my soul. (v. 11)
- I am not the sea or the monster of the deep. So, do not put me under guard. (v. 12)
- Why do you frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions? (v. 13)
- I prefer strangling and death rather than this body of mine. (v. 15)
- Let me alone for I despise my life and my days have no meaning. (v. 16)
- If I have sinned, pardon my offences and forgive my sins. (vs. 20-21)
THOUGHTS:
Job talked to God about the futility of his life. If he sins, he asked God either to pardon him or take his life so that the could find peace. It seems the argument is logical. But God’s thought are higher than our thoughts. We must walk by faith.
May we learn to give encouragement to hurting people by making our words like healing medicine and refreshing water. Pray for wisdom to say the right things at the right times.
Job spoke honestly to God about his feeling to let out his anguish, bitterness and frustrations. When strong emotions threaten us, express them openly to God in prayer so that God can strengthen you with the ability to deal with it constructively.