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LIFE’S DARKEST HOUR
TUESDAY, JUNE 7
Job 30:20-31

Psalm 102:1-11

 

“Hope thou in God…who is

the health of my countenance…”

 

LIFE’S DARKEST HOUR
 
Job said he cried out to God but He did not act. Rather than answering his supplications, God seemed to strike out at him again and again. At this point, Job was convinced that God had not only turned against him but would ultimately pursue him to the very grave (Job 30:20-23).
 
Job proclaimed that it was unfair not to comfort those in great distress. In better days, Job himself had comforted others who were in trouble and suffering. Yet now Job, looking for good, saw only evil. His body was racked with pain and in his desperation, he saw himself as the companion of the most miserable and despised animals. He no longer experienced any joy and his only song was the sound of mourning. No one, not even the God of his salvation, seemed to care (Job 30:23-31).
 
In life’s darkest hour, we must constantly remind ourselves of the promises of God. He is near to all who call upon Him in truth, God’s Word being truth, and He fulfils the desires of those who worship Him and He will preserve all who love Him (Ps 146:8-9). From time to time, we can see from Job’s words that in principle he recognised this truth. Yet, at this point, because of his terrible trouble, he was totally defeated.
 
In Psalm 102, the Psalmist spoke of a time when he was in great trouble. It seemed like no one cared and life with its sorrow was hardly worth living. He felt like he might fail in the long wait for God’s complete salvation, but at that point, he placed his faith totally in the Word of God and trusted in His promises. Psalm 119:81: “My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.”
 
Let us also learn to rest in the promises of God. In this way, even in life’s darkest hour, we can know the joy and peace that God has promised His children and we can live looking forward to that day when the Lord will call us to be with Himself and all suffering will be over.
 
THOUGHT: What should I do in time of trouble?
PRAYER: I thank Thee, Father, that in life’s darkest hour, Thou hast promised to hold me in Thine hand.

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