Though he slay me…

“Though he slay me, yet I will hope in him.” Job 13:15

The story of Job is a passage many turn to in times of suffering. We know his story, we know his thousands of animals {livelihood} were destroyed, his children were killed, you might say his everything was gone. 

Yet, we read the above words from Job 13:15, we see that in spite of losing everything, Job continues to hope in the Lord.

How is that possible? 

What is his secret?

How does he keep the hope when all around him is destroyed?

Job had friends that turned out to be not-so-helpful in the advice department. Just like Job, we often have people in our lives that want to give advice. Sometimes these friends are full of godly wisdom, but sometimes, they aren’t. 

So, his friends weren’t his magic potion. 

I believe it was Job’s perspective that gave him hope in the midst of the storm. 

“Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised.” Job 1:21. 

Notice Job said this in chapter 1. He didn’t have to be talked into hope. He didn’t have to be persuaded. Hope was alive in his soul. 

Just because we have hope doesn’t mean that we are happy-happy-joy-joy all the time. Job suffered a great loss, he experienced grief like no other.

But, he never lost hope. It is possible, because of Christ, to grieve with hope. 

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