Job 7:20 I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?

When I start to feel like I cannot do anything right, I turn to Job. When I feel like I am in a place where I cannot speak to anyone who will understand, I turn to Job. When I start feeling sorry for myself, I turn to Job. When I feel like no one understands where I am, I turn to Job.

So many words are written about light, and hope and mercy and grace, they do not get to be the balm of healing until it is known where to apply them. Job is good for that. If you ever wondered why God should allow Satan to do all that was done to Job, it is for those moments when we need someone to understand. Job’s been there, he knows what we are going through.

It doesn’t seem to matter how dark the hour in this life we experience, we can look and find that Job is there, Job understands. Job has the ability to make you feel like you are not alone and that there is hope, not just in a promise, not just in an intellectual exercise, but as a spiritual partner to help walk you out of the darkness and back into the light, be he has been there and knows the way out.

John 5:30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.

These words are those which belong to my Lord Jesus Christ, but I find in my friend Job these same sentiments.

Job 42:8b my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept:

Job’s job was to confess the utter darkness that we can find in ourselves.