Thoughts for another day

Aug. 6, 2013.

Today's verse: Ps. 119:81. My soul languishes and grows faint for Your salvation, but I hope in Your word. (Amplified Bible – copy. ack.)

(Pls. read the above before you read further.  Thanks)

When I look at Job in the Bible, the man whose tribulation came unannounced and suddenly for plausibly no reason nor any wrong thing that he had done; I feel, sometimes, there’s no sensible reason for our suffering and yet it’s there and it gnaws at us and eats us.  There’re people, some I know, who remain in this suffering condition for years and death to them is such a relief.  What might Job have thought about his predicament?  We get to know in his conversations with his three friends; and his constant refrain is that he is innocent, although they’re confounded as how that could be possible for all they know is, that kind of suffering cannot come to a righteous man.

Job endures it all and even in that situation doesn’t curse God.  His only stance toward God is to explain the enigma of his suffering and also reveal that he hasn’t done anything deserving of such repulsive punishment.  Deep in his heart there would be the Word of our Scripture today for we know that even in that situation, Job knows God can redeem him and therefore puts his trust in Him; which we could infer as ‘trusting in God’s Word’ and I would dare to add, trusting in God’s faithfulness too. 

While we live, we find at times our situations are also disconcerting.  Above the pain they cause is our tearful plea before the Lord to release us from the trial and take us to a higher place for the place we’re in, is surely dreary and distressful.  Agony is the property of that place and it makes the heart heavy.  Tears are the bread we eat and pain is the water we drink.  Yet, we must keep our eyes focused on Him who has the power to release us from our trying situations and we must hold that we wait for our salvation, though our soul languish and grow faint, because we’re those that have put our trust in His Word.  Eventually, His Word prevails.