When the Going Gets Toughنموونە

Having Humility in the Midst of Suffering

After God speaks, Job apologizes for challenging Him by questioning the logic behind his justice. The part that really gets me is when God turns around and condemns Job’s friends who seemingly expressed an accurate depiction of God.

They were the ones stating no one was smart enough to give the Lord advice and pointing out His sovereignty and omniscience.

But at the end of the entire ordeal, the Lord turned around and scolded Job's friends for their ill-intended advice.

If we were to evaluate the situation from a human standpoint, this story would not make much sense. If Job had spoken the truth about God, why did he apologize at the beginning of Job 42? While the answer may not be clear, one thing is sure.

Even in the middle of Job’s suffering he did not denounce the Lord his God or lose faith in him.

I believe God considered Job’s response to his suffering righteous since he was unwilling to curse or blame Him for the onset of his troubles.

Not only that, even in the peak of Job’s testing, he was honest enough to bare his whole heart to God with jarring questions, instead of pretending like he wasn’t hurt.