Reading through the misery of Job, I came to verse 19:25 and it was like a breath of fresh air!

Job 19:25-27
For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. An after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God, whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. My heart faints within me!

Yes, Job was miserable. However, his hope rested unfailingly on his salvation and his resurrection, and this hope was not dimmed in the slightest by his suffering. I need to take a page from this book, for sure! My sufferings are nothing in the light of the knowledge of the life to come.

Here’s the part that boggles my mind a bit: I’m reading the Chronological Bible plan, and Job story comes right after the story of Noah. Jesus wasn’t born yet. Jesus hadn’t died on the cross yet. Jesus didn’t defeat sin, death and the devil yet. Jesus didn’t rise from the dead yet. STILL, Job KNEW that his “Redeemer lives, and at the last, he will stand upon the earth.” Wow.