Job: Suffering With Purpose
Behold, I go forward, but he is not there, and backward, but I do not perceive him; on the left hand when he is working, I do not behold him; he turns to the right hand, but I do not see him. But he knows the way that I take; when he has tried me, I shall come out as gold.
Job 23:8–10
Man’s finite nature subjects him to the mercies of an infinite, Almighty God who governs creation with wisdom and with power.
The only way to truly understand our lives in general, and our circumstances in particular is to begin with a right view of God. It is only through this lens…
Affliction calls for the saint to worship God for that which can be observed and understood, even while suffering for reasons unknown.
Godly wisdom is from above.