Job 13:4-5, But you FORGERS OF LIES, YOU ARE ALL WORTHLESS PHYSICIANS. OH, THAT YOU WOULD BE SILENT, AND IT WOULD BE YOUR WISDOM!
Job was tired of the false accusations of his friends; speaking without knowledge of the truth. It would be better if they just stay silent!
Pro 17:28, Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace; When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive.
Job 13:7, WILL YOU SPEAK WICKEDLY FOR GOD, AND TALK DECEITFULLY FOR HIM?
when calamity strikes a person do we say “IT’S BECAUSE OF YOUR SINS”? We speak with limited knowledge, and have no idea what GOD is doing behind the scenes!
Job 13:15, THOUGH HE SLAY ME, YET WILL I TRUST HIM…
EVEN IF GOD KILLS ME, I STILL HAVE HOPE IN HIM! Paul said, Php 1:21, “FOR TO ME, TO LIVE IS CHRIST, AND TO DIE IS GAIN”
Pro 14:32, The wicked is banished in his wickedness, BUT THE RIGHTEOUS HAS A REFUGE IN HIS DEATH.
Job 13:20-21, “ONLY TWO THINGS DO NOT DO TO ME, … (1) WITHDRAW YOUR HAND FAR FROM ME, (2) And LET NOT THE DREAD OF YOU MAKE ME AFRAID.
1) Job knew where his strength came from, even in this situation. Job lost everything, YET HE DIDN’T WANT TO LOSE HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LIVING GOD! “NEVER WITHDRAW YOUR HAND FROM ME”!
2) God is love and HE wants the best for us! Yet, Job didn’t want to be frighten of GOD! WE SHOULD NEVER BE FRIGHTEN THAT GOD WILL HURT US, BUT THAT WE WILL HURT GOD WITH OUR ACTIONS, SINS, AND UNBELIEF!
Psa 27:13-14, I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living. Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!
WHATEVER WERE GOING THROUGH NOW, WAIT ON THE LORD, SEEK HIS FACE! NEVER LOSE HOPE IN HIM BECAUSE EVEN IN DEATH OUR LOVING FATHER STILL REIGNS! JUST WAIT AND SEE!