Job 23:10 KJV
But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
The more I read in the book of Job the more he looks like a lot of us (except for Job's testimony, which is so much better than any man I have ever known;
Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.)
Consider;
Job had been relatively successful and happy. He had a good family, good income and a strong testimony in his community.
Job's fall happened suddenly and without any reason that he was aware of.
Job's friends, while not turning against him, did lose respect for him. This is a man who was once considered a leader and who now is being rebuked by his own peers.
Job's case was such that even younger men felt like they could rebuke him.
At the time of Job 23:10, Job had no guarantee that his situation would reverse itself. All he knew at that moment was
That God is sovereign and right to do whatever He chose
That God knew Job's "ways"
That God had elected to try him severely
From there, Job spoke as a man of faith. His faith assured him that, once the trial was over, he would be better for it.
God is good to His people. His plan are for peace and blessing, not for our harm.
We may not be able to see why God would put us through what we are going through
We may not understand how God can possibly use these things for good
We may not be able to see when we will come forth as goldBut we can be assured that "...when He hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold."
But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
The more I read in the book of Job the more he looks like a lot of us (except for Job's testimony, which is so much better than any man I have ever known;
Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.)
Consider;
Job had been relatively successful and happy. He had a good family, good income and a strong testimony in his community.
Job's fall happened suddenly and without any reason that he was aware of.
Job's friends, while not turning against him, did lose respect for him. This is a man who was once considered a leader and who now is being rebuked by his own peers.
Job's case was such that even younger men felt like they could rebuke him.
At the time of Job 23:10, Job had no guarantee that his situation would reverse itself. All he knew at that moment was
That God is sovereign and right to do whatever He chose
That God knew Job's "ways"
That God had elected to try him severely
From there, Job spoke as a man of faith. His faith assured him that, once the trial was over, he would be better for it.
God is good to His people. His plan are for peace and blessing, not for our harm.
We may not be able to see why God would put us through what we are going through
We may not understand how God can possibly use these things for good
We may not be able to see when we will come forth as goldBut we can be assured that "...when He hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold."
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