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Job 5:8

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“But Job, if I were you,\par I would turn to God\par and tell him about my problems.\par

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“But Job, you should make your heart\par ready to serve only God,\par and you should lift up your hands to \{worship\} him.\par

I know as much as you do. I am as smart as you are.

But I don’t want to argue with you. I want to speak to God All-Powerful. I want to argue with God about my troubles.

“Now, Job, give yourself to God\par and make peace with him.\par Do this, and you will get many good things.\par

You will pray to him,\par and he will hear you.\par And you will be able to do the things\par you promised to do.\par

But now Job, look to God\par and pray to the All-Powerful.\par

Depend on the Lord.\par Trust him, and he will do\par what must be done.\par

\{God says,\}\par “Call for me when you have troubles!\par I will help you.\par And then you can honor me.”\par

But Lord, you are a fair judge. You know how to test peoples’ hearts and minds. I will tell you my arguments. And I will let you give them the punishment they deserve.

And I suffer now because I tell that Good News. But I am not ashamed. I know the One (Jesus) that I have believed. I am sure that he is able to protect the things that he has trusted me with until that Day. {\cf2\super [8]}

People said bad things to Christ, but he did not say bad things to them. Christ suffered, but he did not threaten (speak against) the people. No! Christ let God take care of him. God is the One who judges rightly.

So those people who suffer like God wants them to should trust their lives to him. God is the One who made them, and they can trust him. So they should continue to do good.




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