Interlude: What has the Lord done?

Graham Romp | Job 9.32-35 | James 5.7-11

Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming... As you know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

In this interlude in our series 'Job: Out of the Storm' Graham explores how Job points to Jesus in what he says (expressing hope), in how he lived (he didn't give up on God) and in what he suffered (innocent, rejected, betrayed, deserted, outside the city walls).  One of the key lessons is this: righteousness is not incompatible with suffering.  In fact Job suffers because he was righteous, exactly like Jesus: the cross shows us righteousness and suffering are deeply and intimately linked.  Job thought he wanted justice, but what he actually got, was grace.

The recording begins with the reading from James Williams.