Suffering: A Study in JobNäide

What does it say?

Job pleaded with God. He wanted to know why God would create him just to punish him so severely.

What does it mean?

Job had reached the point in his suffering when he began questioning God’s faithfulness. He wondered if God was angry with him and thought it was good to oppress him. Even though he knew he served a just God, Job began questioning His intentions for allowing the innocent to suffer while the wicked went unpunished. The faithfulness and goodness of God were hard for Job to see in his current circumstances. He felt that the God he had always loved and served had betrayed him and was now his enemy.

How should I respond?

Have you ever suffered to the point that you began to question God’s goodness and faithfulness? Hebrews 10:23 tells us to “hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.” We can hold firmly to the promise that God is still faithful despite our health, circumstances, or bank account. Aren’t you glad that God’s faithfulness doesn’t depend on our amount of faith at any given moment? God remains faithful even when we are faithless. How will you trust in His faithfulness today?