March 18, 2019 The Daily Fountain Anglican Daily Devotional : Topic - JOB COMPLAINS TO GOD
THE DAILY FOUNTAIN
DAILY DEVOTIONAL OF THE
CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION)
DAILY DEVOTIONAL OF THE
CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION)
DATE: MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2019
TOPIC - JOB COMPLAINS TO GOD
READ: JOB 7:11-21
11.“Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
12. Am I a sea, or a sea serpent, That You set a guard over me?
13. When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me, My couch will ease my complaint,’
14. Then You scare me with dreams And terrify me with visions,
15. So that my soul chooses strangling And death rather than my body.
16. I loathe my life; I would not live forever. Let me alone, For my days are but a breath.
17.“What is man, that You should exalt him,
18. That You should set Your heart on him, That You should visit him every morning, And test him every moment?
19. How long? Will You not look away from me, And let me alone till I swallow my saliva?
20. Have I sinned? What have I done to You, O watcher of men? Why have You set me as Your target, So that I am a burden to myself?
21. Why then do You not pardon my transgression, And take away my iniquity? For now I will lie down in the dust, And You will seek me diligently, But I will no longer be. ”
Job 7:11-21 NKJV
THE MESSAGE:
Job, in bitterness of soul, complained to God about his predicament. His experiences were overwhelming that he resorted to complaining, thus: His bed did not give him comfort because he could not sleep (verse 13); He was having terrifying dreams (verse 16); He hated his life because there was no hope (verse 16); God kept his eye on him and made him his target (verse 19).
The above issues mounted much pressure on Job so much so that he felt God had abandoned and refused to forgive him. The truth still remained that God had neither found him guilty nor abandoned him. God still had goodwill for Job only that he had not understood the will of God for his life. The pressure of suffering can force Christians to complain like Job but we should not give in.
Beloved, God does not permit His people to complain, either for good or bad. When the Israelites were travelling to the Promised Land, they complained against God, who also punished them (Numbers 11:1). Therefore when faced with suffering, resist the urge to complain. Humbly seek God and present the matter to Him with thanksgiving and He will visit you fast.
PRAYER: Father please deliver me from the temptation of complaining in Jesus Name.
March 18, 2019 The Daily Fountain Anglican Daily Devotional : Topic - JOB COMPLAINS TO GOD
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