[Sons to Glory!]

Originally Posted by Ohio

Which man of God in the Bible or church history did not follow this narrow and difficult way? Adam tried the easy way, and thus he seemed to learn nothing. Yes, Job's suffering was extreme, because he established the groundwork, the example, for others. In this regard Job was a type of Christ; he was not punished for his own sins, rather he was clearly righteous according to God's demands. I think Job's raw cries are quite similar to David's and the Lord's on the cross, "My God, My God, why have you forsaken Me?" Yet unlike the Lord, Job was proud and righteous in his own mind. In the end, however, he repented, and God seemed to reward him like no other.

David's story is most encouraging! That is, God doesn't like sin and what it causes (pride & blindness & more hurt), but ultimately He is looking for a humble and contrite heart that just repents and comes to Him in simplicity.

So is there an application here, regarding this thread's topic?