Job didn’t understand why God had allowed his to suffer as he did. But he was still confident in his relationship with God. Those physical pain enveloped him Job was not restrained from taking his heart to his Lord. His words in 7:11 sound like harsh words attacking his creator. But I think they are the cries of pain spoken in faith that the one who loves Job more than anyone else will hear. And more importantly respond. If Job were hopeless would he have cried out to God? If Job had abandoned his faith would he have sought God at all? Job’s words were formed in anguish and bitterness of life but they were not without hope of faith. That he directed them to God the creator is the strongest indication that Job’s faith grew tremendously through their trials. Job refused to allow the circumstances of his life to dictate his attitude or actions. He continued to walk in faith. A faith born from pain and sorrow. A faith that was built up by the destruction of everything around him. Job had a faith that hours of condemning talk could not shake. A faith that enabled him to hear God speak.
Stuart
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