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“Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom…Then Job answered the Lord and said…I have heard of Thee by the hearing of the ear, but now mine eye seeth Thee. Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes” (Job 42:1,5-6).
Job did not realize that he was a proud man—proud of his own goodness! He thought that his goodness was all from himself, instead of its being the result of God’s grace working in him. As a result, he felt that God was unjust to allow such severe trouble in his life. But through it all Job came to know the Lord better than before. He realized that God was greater than he was, and that all his goodness was only because God had given him a new life. Then he gave God the glory, instead of being proud of his own goodness.
Then God gave him twice as much as he had before, and also gave him ten children again, to replace the ones who had died. Job profited from God’s dealings with him, and this is a good lesson for us too. Whatever God allows in our lives is for our blessing, and we can learn from it.
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