In these six verses we get to feel the pain and anguish of Job. He
lamented and had only one wish i.e. that God would crush him. His suffering and
agony was so humanly intolerable that he longed that death would come upon him.
Job knew that the only person that has the right to take away his life is God. Even
though what he was experiencing was unbearable, Job knew well enough that his life
was not his own. It belonged to God. The Lord is the rightful owner of each one
of us. Hence like Job, we have no right to commit suicide and take our own life.
Knowing God as owner and thinking that death was the only way out of his agony,
Job then asked God to let loose His hand on him and cut short his life. For he
reckoned that the only comfort for him at this point was death.
Whatever the case, for Job to seek that of the Lord tells us that he was
very sure of his eternal destiny. He was not afraid to die. Concerning death,
we need to write this indelibly in our hearts. No matter how terrible the condition
of our life may be, suicide is certainly out of the question. Like Job we must
realize that our life is God’s and He alone has the right to take it. Had Job not
realized this fact, he would have taken his life and not just wish for God to
take it away.
Credit must be given to Job. Though
his condition was truly unbearable yet he bore with it. He went through a very
difficult time. Although he felt he had no strength left to hold on to the pain
and agony any longer, yet he held on. To sustain him he knew he would require strength
of stones or brass. But he held on to the point of exhaustion. Wearied by his
struggles and afflictions he felt deeply oppressed. His spirit had reached the
lowest ebb and he could no longer manage his exhaustion. There was no more inner
resolve to cope with the affliction. In his mind, the thought of healing was
furthest away. As far as he could recall, he had never once disobeyed
the Word of God. So, he was not afraid of death. Yet he would not take his own
life.
Let us take the thought that life belongs to God further. Paul’s words to
us in 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 say, “Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in
you? If any man destroys the temple of God, God will
destroy him, for the temple of God is holy, and that is what you are.”
Knowing that our life truly belongs to God, and He dwells
within, what then should we do with it? The answer is obvious. We need to handle it rightly. Trusting God fully
for help, we must seek to honor and take care of this temple of the Holy Spirit.
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