In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team),
- The story of Job occurs in the Patriarch Era. The story traces the reality of what is really happening—what God knows to be true—and the struggle of men who perceive what they believe is happening.
- Job’s story can be difficult to navigate because a large amount of text is given to theological discussion filled with truths and errors. Don’t get frustrated or bogged down attempting to make sense of every right and wrong thing that flies from man’s lips in this story.
- Instead, remember that God is answering Satan’s challenge that man’s faith lacks integrity. This is what is really happening.
- Job and his friends are struggling to find a reason for suffering and a response to suffering. Man’s perception of reality is flawed, based on incomplete information.
- In the end, God proves that His character and His terms for salvation He makes known to man are sufficient for a very real response of faith. Man’s faith is also sufficient to help us navigate the suffering present in life outside the Garden.
Let’s dive into today’s reading!
