Job 19:25, “I know that my Redeemer lives and that in the end, he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God; I myself will see him with my own eyes – I, and not another. How my heart yearns within me!”
Oh, the pain of loss is so great for those who have lost loved ones- especially those who have lost children. Often the loss of a child can lead to helplessness, hopelessness, and haplessness; as the acute grief is almost unbearable. Additionally, chronic grief can be prolonged for years. The only solace that might reduce the pain, the only solace that may slow the downward spiral, would be the belief and hope of the hereafter; that blessed hope of life beyond death.
For Job, facing compound grief with the loss of 10 children, the only hope he could find was his strong faith in the future presence of a Redeemer. He voiced his confidence that God, the Great Redeemer of men, lives and would one day “stand upon the earth.” Amazingly, Job believed that despite the eventual death of his earthly body he would one day receive new flesh beyond the grave and new life that would allow him to see God. This hope helped Job stem the tide of depression he was experiencing. Furthermore, it left him yearning for that day, the day when he would stand before his Redeemer and all the pain of this present life would be in the past.
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