~A Light In The Darkness~

~A light in the darkness~

There will always be light in the darkness...
"The JOY of the LORD is My Strength...."

Book Of Job:

What Have I Done Wrong?

²²Have I ever asked any of you

to give me a gift

²³or to purchase my freedom

from brutal enemies?

²⁴What have I done wrong?

Show me,

and I will keep quiet.

²⁵The truth is always painful,

but your arguments

prove nothing.

²⁶Here I am desperate,

and you consider my words

as worthless as wind.

²⁷Why, you would sell an orphan

or your own neighbor!

²⁸Look me straight in the eye;

I won't lie to you.

²⁹Stop accusing me falsely;

my reputation is at stake.

³⁰I know right from wrong,

and I am not telling lies.

Today I Complain Bitterly

¹Job said:

²Today I complain bitterly,

because God has been cruel

and made me suffer.

³If I knew where to find God,

I would go there

⁴and argue my case.

⁵Then I would discover

what he wanted to say.

⁶Would he overwhelm me

with his greatness?

No! He would listen

⁷because I am innocent,

and he would say,

"I now set you free!"

⁸I cannot find God anywhere--

in front or back of me,

⁹to my left or my right.

God is always at work,

though I never see him.

¹⁰But he knows what I am doing,

and when he tests me,

I will be pure as gold.

¹¹I have never refused to follow

any of his commands,

¹²and I have always treasured

his teachings. ^{[a] 13}But he alone is God,

and who can oppose him?

God does as he pleases,

¹⁴and he will do exactly

what he intends with me.

¹⁵Merely the thought

of God All-Powerful

¹⁶makes me tremble with fear.

¹⁷God has covered me

with darkness,

but I refuse to be silent. ^[b]