In this chapter, we see Job at his lowest. He describes how drastic his change in circumstance was… he went from the top to the very bottom almost overnight. He says here in this chapter that he had fallen so low that the very outcasts of society mocked and jeered at him… they called him names and treated him with utter contempt.
For Job, this was more than he could bear. His humiliation was so great that he claims here that his “life was seeping away, and depression was haunting all of his days”. Why was Job distressed? Why was he distressed? Why does it seem that he has lost all hope? The Bible answers these questions by telling us that Job was looking at himself and his circumstances rather than the Lord. In Isaiah we read that “The Lord will keep in PERFECT PEACE those whose minds are stayed on Him, because they trust in Him”. Perfect peace doesn’t mean they won’t have outward conflict or adverse circumstances… it means that as these go on, the man or woman who focuses on the Lord and trust Him will have a heart that is filled with God’s peace. In a similar way Paul told us in Philippians that if we lay our cares and burdens at his feet, He will grant us a peace that PASSES OUR UNDERSTANDING. Not a peace ABOUT our circumstances, a peace IN SPITE OF our circumstances.
Corrie Tenboom said this, “Look with out and be distressed, look within and be depressed, look to Jesus and be at rest”. That sums up Job and what he needs. He needs to look to Jesus. What about you? Are you distressed or depressed? Are you facing challenges greater than yourself, maybe greater than you have ever had to deal with before? Look to Jesus, and in Him you will find REST.
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