Job 42:1-6

Suffering raises real and often painful questions – especially when the righteous suffer. The book of Job teaches us that to suffer well is to bring our questions honestly before the Lord, yet suffering does not entitle us to the answers we seek. Instead, it draws us into a deeper knowledge of God Himself and His sovereign rule – so that, with Job, we may say, “I had heard of You, but now my eyes see You.” In our trials, we are reminded that our greatest danger is not suffering itself, but failing to treasure God for who He is. Until that day when we see Him fully, our hope in suffering is found in Christ—the Suffering Servant who understands us, the Good Shepherd who loved us unto death, and the sovereign God who is both exalted above all and near to the brokenhearted.