Bible Chapter: Job 7 & 8

Because the Bible is practical, here are some statements to get you thinking.

1.  Write one or two key thoughts that come from today’s reading.
    Job’s friends didn’t get it.  They didn’t understand what was going on and what or why Job was suffering.  Job prayed.  He spoke of the anguish of his spirit.  He was suffering in every way he could suffer.  He lost his health and wealth.  His children were dead.  Society was rejecting him and his friends betraying him.  Possibly one of the worst things was his feeling that God had abandoned him.  He was in a very difficult position. Job didn’t believe it was fair that he should be experiencing all this pain.  He finally wondered if he actually had sinned, if his companions were right.
    Then Bildad chimed in.  He went along the same line as Eliphaz.  Job had to be hiding some wickedness from them.  Only because of sin would God be judging him this way.  Except, he was wrong.

2.  What can I apply in my life from the reading?
    We don’t always know the reasons behind what we experience.  When everything is going well we can easily say that God is blessing us.  It is when the world seems to be falling apart that we can’t figure it out.  In this life we will always have questions.  It is not a cop out to say that some times we have to wait till heaven to understand the issues of life.  There our understanding will not only be clear, but we will see everything from a different perspective.  In the mean time it is important to keep on trusting God.

3.  How can I help someone?
    When someone is facing a trial, it is important to not just come against them accusing them of being a sinner.  That usually makes the person feel condemned.  We simply don’t know everything.  When we don’t know what to say, that is a good time to say nothing.