“For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, And that which I was afraid of is come unto me. I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; Yet trouble came.”
Job 3:25-26 KJV
Job cried, “The worst of my fears has come true, what I’ve dreaded most has happened. My repose is shattered, my peace destroyed. No rest for me, ever—death has invaded life.” God had Himself pointed out to satan of the uprightness of Job. Job had lived in the fear of God and done everything to maintain his righteousness before God. Ultimately what Job feared came upon him. None of his righteousness helped him as he faced the onslaught of all that satan brought upon him. Though he cried, maintaining his righteousness before God, yet he questioned God in the midst of his grief and suffering.
It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. In the new covenant, it is through the gift of righteousness that we receive through faith, what Jesus did on the Cross and we get God’s deliverance and protection, not by our own righteousness. For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness will reign in life through Jesus Christ. Let’s believe and receive Christ’s gift of righteousness. Amen!
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