Job 3-4

“I have no peace, no quietness; I have no rest, but only turmoil” (3:26). In his anger and grief, Job does not curse God, but he does question the value of his own life. He can see nothing beyond his present suffering, so he wonders why he was born (3:11). His friend Eliphaz tries to cheer him up with questionable advice: he wants Job to put his confidence in his “blameless ways” (4:6), as if that guarantees everything will be fine. Job refuses easy answers and simply sits in his grief.

At times our “way is hidden” (3:23); like Job, we cannot see anything good ahead. Yet we can cling to the God who made the universe, trusting that His power and love will not fail.