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But He knows where I am going. And when He tests me, I will come out as pure as gold.
Job 23:10

“Suddenly, in the midst of this bitter complaining, there flamed out a most remarkable evidence of the tenacity of his faith. He declared with conviction that God knew the way he was taking. He even affirmed his confidence that it was God Who was trying him, and that presently he would come forth from the process as gold.” – G. Campbell Morgan

• God still observed Job carefully and had not forgotten him.
  He knows where I am going.
• God had a purpose in the crisis, and the purpose was not to punish Job.
  and when He tests me,
• God would one day bring the trial to an end.
  I will come out,
• God would bring something good from it all.
  I will come out as gold,
• God still valued Job; only precious metal is put through the fire.
  I am as valuable as gold to God.

Enduring Word Job 23

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Three perspectives on Job 23:8-9

I go east, but he is not there. I go west, but I cannot find him. I do not see him in the north, for he is hidden. I look to the south, but he is concealed.

All three are all very interesting.

“This is one of the marks of a true child of God, – that, even when God smites him, he still longs for his presence.” – Charles Spurgeon

“An old Puritan writer quaintly observed, in commenting on this, Job, you have gone forward and backward, and you have looked to the left and you have looked to the right. Why don’t you try looking up?” – G. Campbell Morgan

“These two verses paint in vivid colours the distress and anxiety of a soul in search of the favour of God. No means are left untried, no place unexplored, in order to find the object of his research. This is a true description of the conduct of a genuine penitent.” – Adam Clark

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Confidently flame my faith through the trial with God’s treasured words. (Job 23:12)