![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Throughout Job’s long ordeal, he’s completely unaware that God is accomplishing His own divine purposes. The book of Job, our study this month, helps us to consider suffering from the divine perspective. But, as anyone who has suffered can attest, often there are no easy answers-at least humanly speaking. We often think that if we know the reason, then we can accept the tragedy. Our natural human tendency is to look for answers. Why do bad things happen for no apparent reason? Why do “good” people get cancer or some children die? The presence of death and suffering in our world prompts these questions. “Did he do something bad?” asked the other. “How come this bird died?” asked one of the kids. As two young kids walked with their parents, they came across a dead gull that had been caught in a fishing net. Small children giggled as they splashed in gentle waves. The sky was a crisp blue, and the waves sparkled in the sunlight. The walk along the beach had been magical. Job … was blameless and upright he feared God and shunned evil. ![]()
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