July 1, 2025, Job 14:1-22
July 1, 2025, Job 14:1-22
Job
Continues: Death Comes Soon to All
14 “Man who
is born of a woman
is few
of days and full of trouble.
2 He comes out like a flower and withers;
he flees
like a shadow and continues not.
3 And do you open your eyes on such a one
and bring
me into judgment with you?
4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean?
There is
not one.
5 Since his days are determined,
and the
number of his months is with you,
and you
have appointed his limits that he cannot pass,
6 look away from him and leave him alone,
that he
may enjoy, like a hired hand, his day.
7 “For
there is hope for a tree,
if it be
cut down, that it will sprout again,
and that
its shoots will not cease.
8 Though its root grow old in the earth,
and its
stump die in the soil,
9 yet at the scent of water it will bud
and put
out branches like a young plant.
10 But a man dies and is laid low;
man
breathes his last, and where is he?
11 As waters fail from a lake
and a
river wastes away and dries up,
12 so a man lies down and rises not again;
till the
heavens are no more he will not awake
or
be roused out of his sleep.
13 Oh that you would hide me in Sheol,
that you
would conceal me until your wrath be past,
that you
would appoint me a set time, and remember me!
14 If a man dies, shall he live again?
All the
days of my service I would wait,
till my
renewal should come.
15 You would call, and I would answer you;
you
would long for the work of your hands.
16 For then you would number my steps;
you
would not keep watch over my sin;
17 my transgression would be sealed up in a bag,
and you
would cover over my iniquity.
18 “But the
mountain falls and crumbles away,
and the
rock is removed from its place;
19 the waters wear away the stones;
the
torrents wash away the soil of the earth;
so you
destroy the hope of man.
20 You prevail forever against him, and he passes;
you
change his countenance, and send him away.
21 His sons come to honor, and he does not know it;
they are
brought low, and he perceives it not.
22 He feels only the pain of his own body,
and he
mourns only for himself.”
These verses share Job’s despair of how quickly life goes
followed by death. He leaves a hint of resurrection when we shall be
with our Lord and Savior.
As I grow older, increasing my maturity in Christ and
looking forward to my eternity with Christ, I find myself not in despair but in
complete hope of our eternity with Christ. We absolutely have
seasons in our lives. As children we can’t wait to grow
up. Then suddenly we are young adults and we have plans for family
and careers. As we enter our senior years, some have goals to live
to be 100 years. I pray regardless of your age goal, you will
not neglect your goal to seek eternity with Jesus Christ. If you’re
unsure of your future, please ask Jesus Christ to be your Savior
today. Reach out to us if you have questions or need
guidance.
Robin
Adams
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