Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.But he knows the way that I take. When he has tried me, I will come out like gold.But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.But he knoweth the way that I take; When he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
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… I wonder if Job remembered saying this to his friend Eliphaz while defending himself in his third reply. Job 23, verse 10. Look closely. You'll see it through new eyes now that you see how the story has led to Job's recovery. Back when his body was covered with sores, back when his friends were against him, family had gone away, children had died, he was bankrupt, sitting in a garbage dump at the outskirts of the city. Job still has the temerity to say, he knows the way I take. When he has tried me, I shall come forth as gold. Look at that. The H is capitalized. It's referring to the living God. Job makes three statements of faith, even in the midst of his suffering. One, I know that God knows my situation. He knows the way I take. Second, I believe it is God who is testing me when he has tried me. And third, I believe that after the trials have ended, I will emerge a better man. …
… at chapter 23 once again. Just one verse. I wonder if Job remembered saying this to his friend Eliphaz while defending himself in his third reply. Job 23, verse 10. Look closely. You'll see it through new eyes now that you see how the story has led to Job's recovery. back when his body was covered with sores, back when his friends were against him, family had gone away, children had died, he was bankrupt, sitting in a garbage dump at the outskirts of the city. Job still has the temerity to say, he knows the way I take. When he has tried me, I shall come forth as gold. Look at that. The H is capitalized. It's referring to the living God. Job makes three statements of faith, even in the midst of his suffering. One, I know that God knows my situation. He knows the way I take. Second, I believe it is God who is testing me when he has tried me. And third, I believe that after the trials have ended, I will emerge a better man. …
… find where he is, but here's the jewel. Here's the gem. Here's now the high point in this chapter. verse 10. Though I can't see him, verse 9, verse 10, but he knows the way that I take. And when he has tested me, I shall come forth as gold. I don't know where God is, but God knows where I am. Where is Job? In the furnace. Where is Job? On the dunghill. where is Job in the place of suffering? And Job is saying, I can't find God, but God knows I'm in this situation. He knows the way that I take. He's aware. If you can grab a hold of this truth, it can revolutionize your pain. Where was God on 9-11? Right there. He wasn't hiding, wasn't distant. The Lord is near to all who call on him. When my son Nate was a little boy, I'm going to rat on him now, he was afraid of the dark. Probably most of us were. One night we were playing hide and seek. …
… Going back to Job again, he said of the Lord, he knows the way that I take, and when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold. God's gonna help you through whatever it is you're facing. David said, yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil. He didn't say, yea, though I collapse and die in the valley of the shadow of death. God's gonna get you through what you're facing. He's preparing you for something in your future. But why, we might ask. was the devil targeting Peter in particular. Because the devil saw Peter as a threat against the kingdom of darkness, and he wanted to take him out. Satan can spot a spiritual leader as well. He knows who effective people are, and he will attack them. So if you find yourself coming under spiritual attack, that can actually be a good sign, not a bad one. Going back to Job, why did all that stuff happen to him? …
… Get this. But he knows the way that I take. Yes. When he has tried me, I will come forth as gold. Yeah. My foot has held his steps. His way have I kept and not declined. Neither have I turned back from the command of his lips. I have esteemed, prized, valued the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. That's why in deep grief, you lose your appetite. You're feeding on divine manna that comes to minister to you from the heavenlies, provided for you by the Lord your God. I so respect you for going through it and being able to talk about it and letting it change you. I've seen people refer to it almost glibly. Oh, yeah, we lost too. No, no, no, no. Don't say it like that. Joe Bailey lost three boys, three boys. One is a baby, one older, and the other in a sledding accident, of all things. Oh, my goodness. And Joe said he wrote a book called A View from the Hearse. …
… he knows what he's about that's what Job 23.10 says he knows the way I take here's the third it's the toughest one for many of you i know but it's got to be added embrace the sovereignty of god god controls embrace the sovereignty of god now some of you want to say in return look it's hard for me to embrace anyone i don't really understand you hug your wife don't you Thank you. You hug your husband, don't you? You hug your daddy, your mama. You don't understand all about them. Sometimes you have just said, I don't understand, but come here. You just put your arms around them. Never believe that life is based on random chance. Don't ever believe that. It's all working together like a massive, beautiful piece of divine tapestry that from this side looks blurred and knotted and strange and twisted, but from that side has an incredible pattern to it. And to God, it's for his glory. It makes great sense. …
… it won't include pain? Job said, God knows the way that I take. When he has tried me, I shall come forth as gold. My foot hath held his steps. His way have I kept and not declined. Neither have I gone back from the command of his lips. I have valued the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. And he said that when his body was covered with boils. Let's go. The Father is at work in you. Last evening I was in a room in our home and trying to put together some final thoughts. My youngest daughter, who's been sick the last few days, crept in the room and sat down in the corner and stared at me. There's no way that you can study when Colleen stares at you. And in her bottom eyelids were little tears. She was hurting. I said, honey, are you in pain? She said, yes, sir. And I had just gone into some of this passage and I said to her, honey, have you thanked God in your sickness? She said, no, sir. How can you? …
… while defending himself. in his third reply, Job 23, verse 10. Look closely. You'll see it through new eyes now that you see how the story has led to Job's recovery. Back when his body was covered with sores, back when his friends were against him, family had gone away, children had died, he was bankrupt, sitting in a garbage dump at the outskirts of the city. Job still has the temerity to say he knows the way I take when he has tried me I shall come forth as gold look at that the H is capitalized it's referring to the living God Job makes three statements of faith even in the midst of his suffering one I know that God knows my situation he knows the way I take Second, I believe it is God who is testing me when he has tried me And third, I believe that after the trials have ended I will emerge a better man There will be gold-like blessings that will come from this affliction Quite a statement, you ask me Realistic, yes, he doesn't deny the trial but as there's hope there he knows and he will reward and that's exactly what we find when we get to the last chapter of Job's life and Job's story I appreciate the words of one author who said this it would be a great gift if we could be in Job's position at the end of the book without going through what he did through the book. …
… When he turns to the south, I catch no glimpse of him. But he knows the way that I take. And when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold. My feet have closely followed his steps. I have kept to his way without turning aside. I have not departed from the commands of his lips. I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread. As we meditate on not only these words of Job, but the story of Job, simply want to ask the question, why? Why? Let's begin our sermon with the seminary second. You all know that every moment of sermon, there's some time when we dig into the seminary language and explore what we learn in school. The question of why is the seminary issue of theodicy. Let the church say theodicy. Theodicy is the question of the justice or the righteousness of God in allowing or establishing moral or physical evil in our lives and across the earth. Let me say it again. Theodicy is the question of the justice or the righteousness of God in allowing or establishing moral or physical evil in our lives and across the earth. …