I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end He will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God; I myself will see Him with my own eyes, I, and not another. How my heart yearns within me! Job 19:25-27
These are amazing words coming from a man that had everything, wealth, health and family and then lost it all. In addition, Job’s friends believe it is a secret, unconfessed sin causing punishment to fall. Utterly alone with only his faith as companion, Job declares the words above. He knows that God, the author of his heart, the one that wove him together, will judge him and find him innocent.
Job acknowledges that he belongs to God, His redeemer, the One who saves and gives life. He declares that God is in charge and his faith rests peacefully in his creator. Finally, Job’s only hope and greatest desire is to see God, face to face.
In Job’s grief and tribulation his priorities became crystal clear, God’s will and God’s face. When this is all we need, we find we have everything.
Love,
Gretchen