Knowing

Job 19:23-27 NKJV

"Oh, that my words were written! Oh, that they were inscribed in a book! [24] That they were engraved on a rock With an iron pen and lead, forever! [25] For I know that my Redeemer lives, And He shall stand at last on the earth; [26] And after my skin is destroyed, this I know, That in my flesh I shall see God, [27] Whom I shall see for myself, And my eyes shall behold, and not another. How my heart yearns within me!

For all Jobs sufferings and loss, for which he had no explanation, there was one thing that he did know...

He knew that his Redeemer lives.

He knew that he would see Him stand on the earth. He knew that even after his body perished, there would be resurrection and a time when he would have a new body with which to worship His God.

Yes, Job made his complaint known to God, but never received (in this life) any explanation for his suffering.

But he clung to what he DID know.

It's such an example for us to follow when faced with undeserved circumstances.

Yes, face those doubts, armed with what you DO know - that our Redeemer lives - that a day is coming when He will stand on the earth. He WILL put things right.

That's a challenge for each one of us when faced with the increasing violence of wicked dictators and corrupt governments.

What do YOU know?

Nicole C Mullen wrote her beautiful song based on this passage:

"Who taught the sun?

Where to stand in the morning

And who taught the ocean

You can only come this far

And who showed the moon

Where to hide till evening

Whose words alone can

Catch a falling star

Well I know my Redeemer lives

I know my Redeemer lives

All of creation testifies

This life within me cries

I know my Redeemer lives

Yeah

The very same God

That spins things in orbit

Runs to the weary

The worn and the weak

And the same gentle hands

That hold me when I'm broken

They conquer death to bring me victory

Now I know my Redeemer lives

I know my Redeemer lives

Let all creation testify

Let this life within me cry

I know my Redeemer

He lives to take away my shame

And He lives forever I'll proclaim

That the payment for my sin

Was the precious life He gave

But now He's alive and there's an empty grave

And I know my Redeemer, He lives

I know my Redeemer lives

Let all creation testify

Let this life within me cry

I know my Redeemer lives"

https://youtu.be/XRW-jr_PnbQ?si=en9Fd6EXMj6z1J27