EPHESIANS 1:
15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, 16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, 19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
| DAY 7—In the Light of the New Covenant, we can learn from that ancient man of faith, Job. |
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Job’s story is not so much the story of a man who trusted God, as it is the story of God who trusted a man. In the face of his loss, Job went through periods of depression. The questions of his soul were painful. But underlying his depression, with no understanding of what was happening to him, we discover his confessions of faith. Sometimes they only peep through the darkness, but they carry the light of eternity with them.
We can learn valuable lessons from his confessions. They can become foundations for our faith as we stand on the brink of what may be the most perilous time the world has ever known. A kind of hope will be born in us to carry us through to a celebration of God’s grace and faithfulness. We continue with that passage from Peter that revealed the living hope that would prepare us for the revelation of the last days.
I Peter 1:6-8—Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season (for a short while), if need be (if it be deemed necessary for the perfecting of your faith), ye are in heaviness (you have been drawn into grief) through manifold temptations (through various sorts of trials): that the trial (in order that the proving) of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth (that is subject to being destroyed), though it be tried (refined) with fire, might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing (Greek apokúlupsis, revelation, unveiling) of Jesus Christ: Whom having not seen, ye love; in Whom, though now ye see Him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory.
DEAR LORD, I lay at Your feet my burdens, my grief, the unbelievable difficulties my family is going through. Let the power of Your resurrection come over on my damaged hope. Renew and make me strong with hope for the days ahead. May the unveiling of Christ become a reality to me as well as those who are going through this storm with me. Let Your Spirit bring life to hope in all of us.
By the counsel of the Lord, we rest in hope.—Psalm 16:7-11
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