Job 18-28: I Know

I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth.
And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God;
 I myself will see him with my own eyes—I, and not another. How my heart yearns within me! - Job 19:25-27 NIV

What do we do when our prayers are unanswered?  What do we do when misfortune assails us doe to no fault of our own?  That is the dilemma that Job was facing.  He wanted answers.  He wanted to know why God was doing this to him.  Why was he being punished?  Unlike most of us, Job knew that he had lived a blameless life.  While his friends asserted that he must have done something wrong Job maintained his innocence.  'Why', he keeps asking, 'is God doing this to me?'

In spite of all his questions, Job knows one thing.  That God is sovereign and that one day, he will be able to see Him, the creator of the universe, the great I am.  He will stand before Him and he will know the answers.  So for the time being, Job will continue being faithful even though he lives in misery.  He doesn't know the answers to his questions, but he knows the one who has the answers.

And he said to man, ‘The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.’” - Job 28:28 NIV