WHAT IS GOD'S DESIRE FOR US? (8)
Scripture: Job 42:7-17
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What Is God's Desire for Us? (8)
Series: Wisdom - Suffering, Thinking, Loving, and Living Authentically
Patrick Edwards
Job 42:7-17
Introduction
We have arrived at the end of Job's story this morning and thus we ask: what does God desire of us in response to who He is and what He has revealed of Himself. Throughout this book we've been asking can we trust God, meaning can we believe that He really is doing what is best in our lives and in the world at large. This, of course, has been Job's struggle throughout the story, for though his friends were convinced he was suffering as a result of some sin in his life, Job knew that he had done nothing to ''deserve'' his suffering. All that he could conclude was that God had made some mistake. But what we've seen in Job's story is that God had not made any mistake; instead Job's suffering has shown that there were places in his life where he did not actually trust God; his story exposed places where his faith in the goodness and justice of God was weak.
We saw last week God's speech bring all this to light. As God spoke of His power over creation and His moral perfection Job was left with no other response than to acknowledge his own lack of wisdom and his fault in accusing God of any wrongdoing. Through God's spoken word Job saw where doubt, where lack of wisdom, where weakness of faith had been present in his heart and he simply confessed these things to God. ''God, this is where I have not trusted you, where my faith has been weak. I see that now. I confess and I repent.''
And so that's where we find ourselves challenged this morning. In these final verses we see what God desires of His people and we ask ourselves where is my faith been weak, where do I not trust God, where do I need to demonstrate greater obedience and righteousness. We ask this morning, ''What is God's desire for us?'' and what of the wisdom of God does the book of Job teach us. Job 42 shows us that God has created us to know Him and ...
Series: Wisdom - Suffering, Thinking, Loving, and Living Authentically
Patrick Edwards
Job 42:7-17
Introduction
We have arrived at the end of Job's story this morning and thus we ask: what does God desire of us in response to who He is and what He has revealed of Himself. Throughout this book we've been asking can we trust God, meaning can we believe that He really is doing what is best in our lives and in the world at large. This, of course, has been Job's struggle throughout the story, for though his friends were convinced he was suffering as a result of some sin in his life, Job knew that he had done nothing to ''deserve'' his suffering. All that he could conclude was that God had made some mistake. But what we've seen in Job's story is that God had not made any mistake; instead Job's suffering has shown that there were places in his life where he did not actually trust God; his story exposed places where his faith in the goodness and justice of God was weak.
We saw last week God's speech bring all this to light. As God spoke of His power over creation and His moral perfection Job was left with no other response than to acknowledge his own lack of wisdom and his fault in accusing God of any wrongdoing. Through God's spoken word Job saw where doubt, where lack of wisdom, where weakness of faith had been present in his heart and he simply confessed these things to God. ''God, this is where I have not trusted you, where my faith has been weak. I see that now. I confess and I repent.''
And so that's where we find ourselves challenged this morning. In these final verses we see what God desires of His people and we ask ourselves where is my faith been weak, where do I not trust God, where do I need to demonstrate greater obedience and righteousness. We ask this morning, ''What is God's desire for us?'' and what of the wisdom of God does the book of Job teach us. Job 42 shows us that God has created us to know Him and ...
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