“Oh, that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when
God watched over me.” (v.2)
Back in chapter 28 we saw Job still defending himself against
Bildad, even going so far as to take a solemn oath of his innocence while still
without a solution to the mystery of his sufferings. Here in chapter 29 his
address to his friends takes a shift from his defense, to looking back at “the
days when God watched over him.”
Here we discover Job’s deepest sorrow, the feeling that, in some
way, and for some reason, God no longer watched over him. He knew that God
still saw him, as his previous words have proved, but there was a difference in
the watching. Because we know the whole truth, which Job did not know, we
recognize that the watchful care of God had never ceased through all the
troublous times (Job 1:12, 2:6).
C.H. Spurgeon said, “Too often too many of us write our
blessings in the sand and our infirmities in marble.” Meaning, we focus on our
pain and problems and forget to reflect upon what God has done for us. During
times of trial it is necessary to realize what God has already done for us.
Why? Because he saw us through the past, He is sure to see us through the
future - He will never leave us nor forsake us.
Take a few moments to reflect on God's hand of protection and provision in your life and give glory and honor to whom it is due.
The Truth: And I
said, “This is my anguish; but I will remember the years of the
right hand of the Most High.” I will remember the works of the Lord; surely I
will remember Your wonders of old. I will also meditate on all Your
work, and talk of Your deeds. Your way, O God, is in the sanctuary; who is so great a God as our God?” (Psalm 77:10-13)
