IMITATE THEIR FAITH/JOB

 Teaching About Humility and Love

What was the point of all this?  Job urgently needed a dose of humility.  By  complaining of waht he thought was mistreatment at Jehovah's hand, Job was only increasing his own pain, distancing hmself from his loving Father.  So Jehovah asked again and again where Job was when such marvels came into existence and whether Job could feed, control, or tame the creatures He had made. If Job could master even the basic elements of Jehovah's creation, how could he presume to judge the Creator?  Were not Jehovah's ways and thoughs far beyond the scope of Job's limited view? 

In all that Jehovah said, there was a stron undercurrent of love. It is as though Jehovahwere reasoning with Job: "My son, If I can create and care for all these things, do  you really think that I will fail to care for you?  Would I really abandon you, rob you of your children,  your security, your health?  Am I not the only One who can restore your loses and heal your terrible pain?

Job spoke  only twice in answer to Jehovah's probing questions. He did not argue, justify himself, or make excuses.  He humbly acknowledge how little he really knew, and he repented of his rash words.  (Job 40:4, 5; 42:1-6) Here we see Job's faith in the finest light.  After all that he had endured. he remaied a man of great faith.. He accepted Jehovah's correction and took it to heart.  We may thus be moved ask ourselves a probing question,  'Am I humble enough to accept correction and counsel?  We all need such help.  When we accept it, wer imitateing the faith of Job.

Next time: IMITATE THEIR FAITH/JOB - "YOU HAVE NOT SPOKEN THE TRUTH ABOUT ME"

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