Job 3:26 (KJV)
I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.
Job was in unbelievable grief and pain. In such a state, a man often doesn't think clearly. His account is, I believe, intended to be a sort of case study of life. The New Testament says the things written in the Old Testament are for our example and for our learning.
- We learn from Job's account that our lives are witnessed in the heavenlies.
- We learn from Job's account that we have an adversary in this world.
- We learn from Job's account that our adversary is "leashed" by God.
But we also learn from Job's account about the very human tendencies we have when we go through times of testing and trial. Job's grief was great. In this grievous condition:
- He wished he had never been born.
- He spoke of the rest found in death.
- He questioned why light had ever been given to him.
- He admitted that he had feared the very losses he experienced.
Then he said, "I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.”
I think what he was saying is that he understood life was fickle, diligence was necessary, and the things of this earth are transitory. He had taken precautions. He had kept a watchful eye. He had sought his heavenly Father.
Yet trouble came.
Sometimes, no matter how diligently we watch and work, trouble comes.
The question is, what will we do when it comes?
Will we run from God?
Will we turn to Him?
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You Can’t Prevent Every Trial: Faith Is Tested
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