- For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God… Job 19:25-26 – Job here expressed he still believed God was his redeemer, the one who would save him and make all things right. Yet he didn’t limit the saving to only while breath was within him but knew God’s true redeeming comes after we pass. Sometimes we can find ourselves believing the only redemption we need is from the current struggle we are in. If only God would save me from this current pain then I’d know my Redeemer lives. That though isn’t always how God works and the saving from the current pain isn’t how God always moves. Sometimes the redemptive power of God is felt and seen only after this life is over. The point is don’t believe our Redeemer has left us because our pain remains or even if we lose the one we were asking for His healing on. Just because our hands may not be able to work in their life anymore, that doesn’t mean God’s hands can’t. Let’s rejoice knowing we have a God that works on an eternal timetable. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1471
- For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. Job 19:25 – After being verbally accused and attacked by his three “friends” and after crying out to the Lord and finding no response, Job truly feels alone. No help has come and no help is presently at the door waiting to come in. He is in his pain and loss with no one to comfort him. Yet, he knew his Redeemer lives. This was a big statement coming from Job who was at the point of longing for death. That while in a season of deep hurt and silence from the Lord, Job still knew God would be his redeemer. God would come to defend his cause, to avenge the wrong done against him, and clear him of all guilt. And because He lives, Job knew he could face tomorrow. Because his Redeemer lives, all fear was gone and life was still worth living. This mindset of Job in the midst of such pain is essential, yet so difficult. Ideally you’d have loving people speaking into you, reminding you of your Redeemer and His power. Yet, like with Job, that won’t always be the case. Let’s choose today to have this Job mindset each day, in the good and bad. To know that our God lives, that He is able to save, and that He will save. From whatever pain or hurt or hardship or death may be at our doorstep. Let’s believe that our Redeemer lives and He is active in our story, whether we see it or not. He has already come into our deepest of messes and saved us from our sin showing us He is able and that He loves. Praise the Lord that our God is alive and loves us! I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2644
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