In Job, chapter three, verse twenty-five, Job’s greatest desire had been for the presence and favor of God. Now, the thing he dreaded the most had happened. God seemed to have forsaken him, and he had no idea why. However, Job did not curse God. He still prayed to Him for mercy and relief, as in chapter six, verses eight through nine.
Job was like a man who had lost his way and had no means of escape or hope for better times. But he was in an ill frame for death when so unwilling to live. Let it be our constant care to prepare for another world, and then leave it to God to order our removal as he thinks fit. Grace teaches us life’s biggest comforts, to be willing to die, and amid its toughest crosses, to be willing to live. Job’s way seemed hidden: he knew not wherefore God contended with him. The afflicted and tempted Christian knows something of this heaviness when he has been looking too much at the things seen. Some chastisement of his heavenly Father will give him a taste of this disgust of life and a glance at these dark regions of despair. Nor is there any help until God shall restore the joys of his salvation. Blessed be God: the earth is sufficient of his goodness, though full of man’s wickedness. Although, this life may be tolerable if we attend to our duty. We look for eternal mercy if we receive Christ as our Saviour.
For believers today, the thing we fear the most will attempt to reveal itself because the enemy will plan for this to happen. Remember, the enemy sees and hears. Although, he is not everywhere. Satan is a strategist and will use his demons to plan against us. However, the people of God should use the scriptures of Psalms forty-six to defeat the plan of the evil one.
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth.
He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.”