Job 7

Job 7:20 Have I sinned? What have I done to You, O watcher of men? Why have You set me as Your target, So that I am a burden to myself?

Job was not perfect. We see here his lack of faith. He never cursed God, as Satan said he would, but he did question God. In this chapter, Job is assuming that he will die soon. In his wretched state he look up to the Lord and asks, "why?"

Trials and tribulation are meant to draw us closer to Jesus. I think it is important to read the last chapter of Job before reading the rest of it. Job 42:6 says, "Therefore I abhor myself and repent in dust and ashes." Wow. If any man had the right to complain it was Job. Yet we see that at the end of his trial he recognizes the Lord God and recognizes his own feebleness and his eyes are opened upon the eternal rather than the temporary. He then sees that, despite living pretty righteously himself, nothing compares to the glory of God. Job asks "why?" The answer is simple. Whatever we have we do not deserve. If we could look upon Jesus and see His glory we would repent on dust and ashes.

Maybe today you feel like you are in the crosshairs. Maybe you feel like the target of all of God's tests. Remember, God is holy. We do not deserve what has been given to us. God will not test us beyond what we can handle. He is going to test us that we may draw closer to Him. An if you have to, ask, "Why?" but expect a life changing answer from the Lord.