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Originally Posted by Igzy
That's going to be our story. Hopefully our well-meaning friends fare better than Job's.
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Thru the book of Job we know that the Lord loves us to the uttermost. Yet because we are fallen, He allows Satan to harm us in measured ways so that our faith can be tested and proved. God's past manifold blessings to Job had made him vulnerable to pride, thinking more highly of himself than he should have.
As friends and brothers, we should be kind-hearted, compassionate, and caring for those around us enduring such trials. The suffering one is thus a test for all those around the sufferer. How many times have I heard tacky speculations spoken to one being tried, "Maybe the Lord this or that . . . " Instead of love, cheap advice is the easier course.
WL spoke much on the "Good Samaritan" in Luke 10. He loved to interpret all the types to bring out the realities of Christ Himself. Yet he missed the punchline -- "
You go and do likewise." The story of Job's friends highlights what not to do when the Lord is proving one's faith, rather we should heed His word and "
go and do likewise."