Today’s Thought “Spiritual Endurance” G. Ward

Job 31:4

Does He not see my ways, and count all my steps?

All the misery Job would encounter kept him perplexed and equally bothered, particularly in view of his not conceding to patterns of sin. He would begin chapter 31 unto Holy God with how he found the way of the Lord non-burdensome, more pursuing holiness; even with his eyes towards women. He would then highlight the dangerous plight of man to lead himself and understanding completely how our Lord rightly punishes those so unfaithful; but he, on the other hand sought righteousness; why then, so many assaults on his spiritual integrity (*Job 1:8-12)?

This account is relative to a proposed daily interrogation of our own soul provided by our Lord and rather pursue a contrast with Job’s effort, ours should only view the life of Christ, in how HE correlated to this world. Can we admit to having fallen miserably short of HIS glory? Moreover, could we do as well as Job, after suffering a litany of tragedies? Most feel as though they should be exempt from calamity of sorts, but that’s the world’s vain philosophy. Instead, and particularly as any can consult with mankind’s document of life (God’s Word), they’ll unfold a presence (indicative of HIS abiding with us) as believers that won’t relent; but it cannot prevail as one is with a pattern of sinfulness (*Titus 2:11-14) …