CHAPTER 9
Job 1:1 NLT There once was a man named Job who lived in the land of Uz. He was blameless—a man of complete integrity. He feared God and stayed away from evil.
I confess that I am a sinner. I am NOT a righteous man like Job. I am most thankful for the grace of my personal redemption through Christ’s sacrifice on the cross.
God granted Satan permission to test Job, even though Job had an exemplary prayer life. If any man’s prayers deserved answer and reward, it would be Job. And if any man lacking in prayer does NOT deserve an answer to infrequent prayer, it would be me.
God grants permission to Satan to do whatever he wants to Job, except kill him. Job loses all of his family (except for his wife, who advised him, ‘Just curse God, and die’). Job loses everything, except his integrity.
So Job makes righteous complaint to God. When God finally answers Job, it takes up most of four chapters of the Book.
I am a sinner, now before the THRONE of God.
Even with the saving grace of Christ, I dared not speak to the LORD GOD of any complaint, as if God had never heard my heart-felt prayers from deep within my mortal soul.
‘What does a mortal man say to God?’ I thought.
(And I knew the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, already knew my thought and would not be surprised by my next words or next thoughts.)
(How would I plead my case before the THRONE of the JUDGE of all men?) I thought of Jesus parable of an unjust judge:
Luke 18 NRSV Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart.
To be continued…
A Temporary Throne is an original work of Roger Harned,
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