Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Ready to give up?

In chapter seventeen of Job he prays for relief. He has been through more than many of us put together and there is no relief in sight. And so he prays ...

If I look for Sheol as my house,
if I spread my couch in darkness,
if I say to the Pit, “You are my father”,
and to the worm, “My mother”, or “My sister”,
where then is my hope?
Who will see my hope?
Will it go down to the bars of Sheol?
Shall we descend together into the dust?’
(Job 17.13-16)

Job's spirit is broken. Full of frustration, grief, anger, and physical pain he is ready to give up but soon he will find that God was with him and if nothing else God kept giving Job endurance.

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