Though He slay me
“Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. Nevertheless I will argue my ways before Him.” Job 13:15 NASB Job has lost everything, his livelihood, his finances, his children, his wife, and even his health things are so far gone that when his friends first see him, they can do nothing but weep for days with him. In the midst of this Job is able to speak one of the greatest phrases of faith in the whole bible, “Though He slay me still I will hope in Him.” Even if god delights to crush His servant, that servant will continue to trust in God. Unfortunately, Job continues as we so often do to demand his rights, and particularly his right to an explanation. We need to know, or so we think when God sends us into a difficult situation, or asks us to do something hard. We like Job think we have a case to make wit...