Job 6:8-10 (NASBStr)
“Oh that my request might come to pass,
And that God would grant my longing!
“Would that God were willing to crush me,
That He would loose His hand and cut me off!
“But it is still my consolation,
And I rejoice in unsparing pain,
That I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
We know the story behind this story. Job does not. We can't read these chapters without forgetting that. However, we should. We can't really appreciate Job's words unless we forget that he was alone in his understanding of what was actually happening to him. Imagine if you had God's view of just the last year of your life. Would your perspective not change? In the above words of Job we can't help but see his desire for death. Some might say he sounds suicidal. However, it should be noted that he doesn't wish to take his own life. He wishes God would take the finally stroke against his life and end it. Even though he is in great despair, Job very much still knows who is in charge. He knows that God has somehow "loosed" His hand long enough on his life that these things have happened. Now, in these statements, Job asks that God just opens up His hand one more time and let's the last and final blow come to him. Job is in pain but he still recognizes the sovereign of God and His control over everything. Despite this pain, Job rejoices in the fact that he has NOT denied God or His Word. What Satan was looking for was to touch Job in such a way that he would curse God. Remember, that is the point of the process. Yet, Job, does not curse God. In fact, in the midst of such terrible pain and lost, Job continues to recognize God's grace and power; even if it is to take his life. We can, in the midst of trouble, curse God, forget God, or recognize God's rule in our lives. The pain Job feels is real. He doesn't see the script of the role he is playing in this multi-act production. He only knows the one Character that matters: God. That is the only thing he can trust and does.
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