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God, but that He loved us first sending His Son to be
the atoning sacrifice for our sins.”
The Lord was not angry with Job. He was lovingly saying
to him “Although I seemingly have no need for you, as
carefully as I have designed the complexities of the
universe, that is how purposely I have created you for
fellowship with me.” Grace always takes our legs (man’s
means of strength and support) out. We drop to our
knees in the overwhelming revelation that He know us
and has called us “His beloved”. “Job I don’t need you, I
love you and desire you!”

In this connection I love First Peter 4:19, and I love it because I never
understood it. It says, “Let him that suffers in the will of God (like Job)
commit his soul unto God as unto a faithful (now you fill in the
blanks). If you don’t happen to know this verse you might fill in
“comforter” or “healer. But what it says is “Let him that suffers in the
will of God, commit his soul unto God as unto a faithful
CREATOR.” And that is what God does here in Job. He presents
Himself as a creator. So how is that going to help when I am suffering?
I don’t know the full answer, but here is the part I know. When I am
going through suffering, I do not have what it takes, but I have Him
who can create what it takes in
my life. If you are going through suffering you do not have what it takes,
but you have Him who can create what it takes. Now Job knew those
things that God told him. But look at chapter 42, verse 3 Job is speaking.
“I know that You can do all things, and that no purpose of Yours can
be thwarted. Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?
Therefore I have declared that which I did not understand, things
too wonderful for me, which I did not know.”
You say, well, I thought he knew them. Now he says he did not know
them.
“Hear, now, and I will speak; I will ask You, and You instruct me. I
have heard of You by the hearing of the ear; But now my eye sees
You.”

I knew it! But I did not know it! I have heard of it! I had all the right
answers. I could quote it. It was in my doctrine; it was in my creed. I was
fundamental, Bible believing, blood bought, independent, Christ-
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