For I know that my Redeemer lives, And He shall stand at last on the earth;
Job 19:25 NKJV
The truth if these words should be enough to carry any child of God through anything.
Job’s words are not spoken lightly.
Nor is he speaking from a place of comfort and security.
His heart is in anguish.
I call my servant, but he gives no answer; I beg him with my mouth. My breath is offensive to my wife, And I am repulsive to the children of my own body. Even young children despise me; I arise, and they speak against me. All my close friends abhor me, And those whom I love have turned against me.
Job 19:16-19 NKJV
These words are but a small measure of the depth of Job’s sorrow.
And who can blame him?
His children have all been killed on the same day.
Every part of his finances have been stripped away on that same day.
As if these things were not enough, his body is struck by painful boils from head to foot.
His wife is anything but comforting or understanding.
Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die!”
Job 2:9 NKJV
Yes, anyone can see Job is suffering in the deepest of ways.
So, there is such testimony in his words of his anguish.
In the middle of him listing off all those who no longer love or respect him he speaks words of such truth.
Words every believer can cling to no matter the season or circumstance.
“For I know that my Redeemer lives,..” Job 19:25a
Our Redeemer is Jesus Christ.
He paid the price for sin, all sin, when He died on the cross.
And He rose again!
Truly, knowing our Redeemer lives, is the very deepest part of a Christian’s faith.
Without Jesus, there’s simply ritual.
It is a personal relationship daily with our Redeemer that breathes life everlasting into our soul.
…”And He shall stand at last on the earth;”
Job 19:25b NKJV
Let us never forget this.
Jesus is coming back.
He promised to return for His bride, the Church, and He will.
No matter what our daily activities, we must never weary of looking for the return of our Savior.
Truly, those who are called by His name can say:
For I know that my Redeemer lives, And He shall stand at last on the earth;
Job 19:25 NKJV
In fact, let us say it often.
Let’s remind one another of this truth.
Let us hold fast to our integrity like Job did, that when the Master returns, He shall find us waiting for Him.
Dear Lord Jesus,
Thank You so much for these truths. Thank You for the teaching we can glean from Job. Thank You for shining Your truth through scripture to our hearts and minds. Thank You for always walking with us, through each circumstance. Lord, humbly, I request, that you make me like Job. A person of integrity, who holds fast to what is right, one who doesn’t waver in their faith no matter the cost. Thank You, Jesus. Amen.
patientlyhopeful 