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Day 308
Job 23:2-5
"Even to day is 119' complaint bitter: 119' stroke is heavier than my groaning.
Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat!
I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would s,ry unto me."
When Job was attacked by Satan, He thought God was doing it to him, but he still remained loyal to God. However, he was frustrated, not understanding why he was suffering so greatly. He longed for an audience with the Almighty so he could plead his case. He wanted to hear from God concerning his situation. God granted Job that audience later and, once Job did what God showed him to do, he was delivered from all his troubles and was blessed twice as much as he had been before. If a man like Job, who did not even know how he could get an audience with God, could remain faithful in his confusion, how much more should we who have been given full access to the throne of grace remain faithful through our trials?
Job did not have the written Word as we do. He could not read Jeremiah 33:3 which says, "Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not." He did not have James 1:5 which says, "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him." There was no book of Hebrews from which he could read, "Let us therefore come boldly
unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in the time of need." However, he did !mow something very important. He said in Job 19:25, "For I !mow that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth." So he would not give up until God answered him.
One important lesson we need to learn from Job is that we should never let go of what we !mow because of what we do not understand. We !mow more than Job did, yet many times some of us become discouraged over far Jess than what Job had to deal with. When trials come and we do not seem to understand, we must be like Job and hold on to what we !mow until we find out about what we do not understand.
Also, when we are tested and tried, let us remember and be grateful that we !mow where to find God and can go before His seat any time we choose and plead our case without fear. God loves us and, through Jesus Christ, He has made a way for each of us to come before Hirn any time and honestly discuss with Hirn our troubles. He will always answer us - if not immediately, in time. Sometimes, God has to allow us to learn some things for us to be able to understand what we want to !mow. Sometimes He has prepared the minister of the gospel to deliver our answer, and we will get it when we attend church. In one way or another, if we do not give up, God will answer us.
I will hold fast to what I know until I get insight into what I do not understand. I am grateful for the open invitation God has given me to come before His throne any time I want to. I will call on Him and He will' answer me and show me what I need to know. Before His throne, I will find mercy and grace to help in my time of need.