Faith Under Fire: Job 14:7-15; 19:23-27 - Third Sunday after Pentecost
Aside from Jesus, is there anyone in the Bible who is as patient as Job? If I were in Job’s situation, I cannot say I would be as patient as Job was, being in unimaginable pain while carrying unimaginable grief, all while having three men relentlessly trying to persuade me that deserve my suffering. I don’t want to bear a false witness about Job’s friends, as I believe some of their intentions were good. But as I said before, they are doing Satan’s work for him as they bombard Job with accusations. Image by Tobi J from Pixabay x The longer this goes on, the more this is starting to look like a room full of overzealous detectives trying to force a confession out of a suspect. The problem with such relentless questioning is that the person may be inclined to make a false confession, just to end the ordeal. Job, on the other hand, is adamant about his innocence. And he will not back down on his complaint that God been unfair to him. At this point, it’s a miracle that...
