Recall
...then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trial, and to help the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgement
Job 3:23 "Why is light given to one who cannot see the way, whom God has fenced in?
Reflect:
Wow. Not exactly inspirational reading. Here is the author of 2 Peter affirming ideas about a retributive, punishing God
The verse from Job is heart-breakingly poignant. I don't know that I have ever noticed it before. It is a cry of utter despair...Why is light even given to one whom God has fenced in? I wonder how many people sitting in our pew on Sunday morning feel that way? How can we respond to people in this situation?
Respond:
God, thank you for the reminders that you are not who I make you out to be. You are mysterious. You are God. You are you. Give me a heart for the hurting, for the ones so full of despair that they may even wonder why I'm talking to them.
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