27:8-10 “For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he may gain much, if God takes away his life? Will God hear his cry when trouble comes upon him? Will he delight himself in the Almighty? Will he always call on God?”
Job knows that this life means nothing without a relationship with God. Whether you have much or little- God is our only hope and He is everything we need. Job loved God when his life was blessed and if he stopped now, that would make him a hypocrite and that would leave him with nothing. The only thing he has to hold onto is God.
27: 17-18 “He (wicked man) may pile it up (clothing), but the just will wear it. And the innocent will divide the silver.”
Job is unwavering in his belief that God is a just God. He knows that justice might not come for generations (verse 13), but he believes God that it will come. Even when everything has been taken away- he is the one teaching his friends about the righteousness of God. God will use unlikely people to teach us about His ways.
Today I pray that I can be as faithful as Job. When it seems as though the world is crashing in, I pray that I keep my faith in the Lord. He is righteous and just and He will take care of His children. I pray the Holy Spirit instills in me a spirit of trust and faith and that I will cling to the Lord, just as Job did. In the name of Jesus I pray, Amen.
Living Life with Jesus 