“Behold thou hast instructed many, and thou
hast strengthened the weak hands. Thy words have upholden him that was falling,
and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees. But now it is come upon thee, and
thou faintest; it touched thee, and thou art troubled. Is not this thy fear,
thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?” Job 4:3-6
Does thy fear, thy confidence, come to
nothing? Does it come only to this, that thou faintest? Eliphaz – the mildest of Job’s three
accusers; by way of Job’s complaints against God led the three to doubt Job’s
integrity. But (Lk
13:2-3) shows that, though there is retribution
even in this life for our actions, we cannot judge by a single occurrence or appearance.
“All things come alike to all; there is
one event to the righteous and to the wicked.” (Ecc
9:2); but yet we must take it on faith, that God
deals righteously even now (Psa 67:4); judge not by a part, but by the whole of
a godly man’s life. “Behold, we count
them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the
end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful and of tender mercy.” (Jms
5:11). God
brought about trials in Job’s case, so plainly to prove that He is pitiful and
of tender mercy. This did not appear
during his troubles, but was seen in the event.
Let us serve God, and bear our trials as those who believe and know that
the end offers a crown of life (Jms 1:12) for those who endure.
Our eternal happiness is safe if we trust to Him; all else is vanity.
That which is called to give off light, must
endure burning!
HSAY…Todd
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