April 21, 2026
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Reading along with us in Job? Here’s today’s reading:
Job 30 (NIV)
1“But now they mock me,
men younger than I,
whose fathers I would have disdained
to put with my sheep dogs.
2 Of what use was the strength of their hands to me,…..Continue Reading
Job in contrast to the last chapter when he was speaking of his former life, now speaks of his current situation. Once respected, now mocked. Once wealthy, now has nothing. Once strong, now afflicted by constant pain. Job’s fall from his old life to this one was not graceful but a staggering collapse. Still in every poetic word describing his current situation, there is always the most pain expressed in feeling that God is not with him and not hearing his calls for help. We know God is with him and this book gives us a reminder that no matter how bad things look and when we just don’t understand, God is still there and is still in control.
Job 26 to 32. Thus ends Job, and Elihu the young postures to rebuke Job.
How easily humankind can take advantage of those who are down, especially those who were up, and continue to kick them. Job shares how that has impacted him and how it is completely different from how he had treated those who were downcast. But the worst is to think that God has forsaken him as well. May we always treat those who are down with compassion and seek to help them get back up. If bad decisions have lead them to where they are, we address them without judging and give them aid commensurate with how they are helping themselves, and always directing them to the greater provision, presence and plan of God that always has a way to build us back up.
Reading job. Reminds me. If we are good and righteous we have good days. Or if we are not so good we have not so good days. How finite and small we are before the sovereign God. Never forget years ago. A women shared she lived on the same road as her daughter an ambulance went by her house with sirens, blasting early one morning, and she immediately thought they are going to my daughter‘s house because I didn’t pray this morning for my daughter. Stuck with me for 30 years. ! And always will.
Ambulance continued past the daughters house
Job 30
Job 29 & 30
Job 29
Job remains faithful to God even in his misery. Who among us could be so faithful? We hope that such suffering would bring us nearer to God, but that’s not always the case. We must draw nearer to Him at those times.