In Job 9 -
10, Job speaks. He is in a mood of deep distress. He speaks of the
futility of arguing with God (Job 9:3). His situation is very
depressing: “I hate my life” (Job 10:1). He is surrounded by deep
darkness: “So stop this, and leave me alone. Let me smile a little
before I go away to a land of darkness and doom to a dismal land of long
shadows and confusion where light is as bright as darkness. I’ll never
return” (Job 10:20-22). When we feel like Job, let's remember Jesus. For us, He went through the darkness of crucifixion into the light of resurrection. He will lead us out of our darkness into His light, out of our death into His life - eternal life.
“At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem”, the keynote of the service was joyful thanksgiving. They gathered together “to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving” (Nehemiah 12:27). “On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy” (Nehemiah 12:43). They sang “songs of praise and thanksgiving to God” (Nehemiah 12:46). This joyful thanksgiving is only a foretaste of the greater joy and thanksgiving of heaven: “There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away” (Revelation 21:4). In the city of God, “the glory of God” will be shining with everlasting brightness (Revelation 21:23). The Church of God will be “prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband” (Revelation 21:2). The beautiful picture of the godly wife in Proverbs 31 gives us an outline of what God is seeking to do in His people. It is summarized in Proverbs 31:30: “A woman who fears the Lord is to be
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