Writing Job 6
Good morning. As I was writing and rereading this chapter I struggled with what to highlight for you. I like to bring to light things that help me, and hope that it may help you too. These verses that I will highlight today are hard for me.
“Oh that I might have my request,
Job 6:8-13
and that God would fulfill my hope,
that it would please God to crush me,
that he would let loose his hand and cut me off!
This would be my comfort;
I would even exult in pain unsparing,
for I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
What is my strength, that I should wait?
And what is my end, that I should be patient?
Is my strength the strength of stones, or is my flesh bronze?
Have I any help in me,
when resource is driven from me?
I think Job was ready for the pain of this world to end. He knew that God could give him relief from the pain that he was suffering. He could not see his suffering ending. He knew that he would be better with God than to suffer as he was here on this earth.
I have suffered a few times in my life, nothing like Job suffered. But I did feel broken, I did want peace. Even today, in a day without suffering, I look forward to a day with the Lord. What a wonderful day!! But we do not know God’s plans for us. We don’t know what good we can do by being here on this earth. We do not know what blessing we can be to others, or what blessing others can be for us.
God is so Good!!
I hope everyone is having a wonderful day today!!
