Job 15-16

“My face is red with weeping, dark shadows ring my eyes; yet my hands have been free of violence and my prayer is pure” (16:16-17). Job, holding on to his integrity, cried out to God about his suffering. He accused God of attacking him, “wearing him out” and causing his devastation (16:6-9), yet he did not turn to the available idols or reject God. Job’s friends were scandalized: “Why do your eyes flash, so that you vent your rage against God?” (15:12-13).

“My eyes pour out tears to God” (16:12). Job’s friends were shocked by his confrontational prayers, but God was not. When we come to Him with our honest thoughts and feelings, He welcomes us.