Taking A Stand!

Here’s Job, suffering the loss of all that was dear to him, in excruciating pain and despair, falsely accused even by his friends, despised and loathsome to all, ignorant of any reason for his suffering, and exclaiming boldly, “I know that my Redeemer lives, and He will take His stand on earth, and I will see Him!” Talk about counter-intuitive. That’s faith, even prophetic faith. His faith stand predicting Christ’s literal taking His stand on earth for Job’s deliverance, yours, mine, and all who will look to Jesus. Let’s dig in to this bold proclamation of Job and ask three questions: What did it mean for Job, for Jesus, and for us today?