- If I hope for Sheol as my house, if I make my bed in darkness, if I say to the pit, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister,’ where then is my hope? Who will see my hope? Job 17:13-15 – What has become of this hope you’ve told me to entertain my thoughts on? This is basically what Job is saying back to his friend’s words. Job didn’t see there being any ending other than death for himself. He settled in his mind this was where things were going. While his friend’s words weren’t great for Job, the message to always seek out hope in the darkness is something to listen to. Yes, death is guaranteed to all of us, but until we breathe our last there is hope to be found in Christ. This hope also doesn’t end after that last breath, we just fully step into it then. When the lie then comes over you that you’ve lost all hope and death, whatever that looks like, is all you have in front of you, remember with Jesus there is always hope to latch onto. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1469
- Lay down a pledge for me with you; who is there who will put up security for me? Job 17:3 – As these chapters continue, we see a continuing of Job’s energy and hope being exhausted. In this chapter we see how he felt death was close to him, and help and justice seemed far from him. Here in verse three Job is now crying out to God. Job is acknowledging that nothing on earth can save and protect him. Job is clearly seeing he can’t rely on his friends to comfort and save him. Job is even seeing his own righteousness can’t save him. Job needed something greater than this world and greater than himself to rescue him, so he cried out to the God who is greater than all. We all will need to come to this same realization Job came to, hopefully though we don’t have to go through all that Job did to learn it. God is the only one that can save and restore. The world and its offerings can’t save us, nor can any person in our life. The security for our life comes in and through Jesus alone. Praise the Lord that we have a God great enough to save us! I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2642
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