_Oh, that I knew where I might find Him._ THE CRY FOR RESTORED RELATIONS WITH GOD The language of the text is exclusively that of men on the earth,--although it also characterises the state and feelings only of some of the guilty children of men. Some among the human race have already sought God,... [ Continue Reading ]
_Will He plead against me with His great power?_ JOB’S CONFIDENCE IN GOD The idea of a God of power is common to all religions. Job felt that underneath all the mysteries of life there is a Divine righteousness. When any godly man feels that, he can bear a great deal. It is useless shutting our ey... [ Continue Reading ]
_Behold, I go forward, but He is not there._ OBSCURITY OF THE DIVINE WORKING The perplexities felt by Job on this and kindred problems were not greater or more harassing than they are to us. Our advanced position in revelation, in knowledge, in experience, relieves us of no embarrassment felt by me... [ Continue Reading ]
_But He knoweth the way that I take._ THE GOOD MAN’S WAY A Christian in trouble should seek comfort in himself. His chief comfort lies in his relation to God. Only sincerity Godward makes such a statement as this possible. I. The good man’s way. 1. It is the way He chooses for me. 2. It is the... [ Continue Reading ]
_My foot hath held His steps._ THE FAIR PORTRAIT OF A SAINT Job has, in this part of his self-defence, sketched a fine picture of a man perfect and upright before God. He has set before us the image to which we should seek to be conformed. I. Inspect this picture of Job’s holy life. 1. Job had b... [ Continue Reading ]
_When I consider, I am afraid of Him._ GOD’S DISPLEASURE A SOURCE OF FEAR Notwithstanding the general evenness of Job’s temper, and his quiet submission to Divine providence, there were two things which touched him more sensibly than all the other circumstances of his afflictions. That God should... [ Continue Reading ]
_God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me._ GOD THE SOFTENER OF THE HEART This is not a Jewish idea. The dispensation of Moses was a religious state, in which the harder features of the Divine countenance were brought to light, and by which the severer characteristics of the Divine n... [ Continue Reading ]