There's several things that really spoke to me from today's reading...
First in Job 13:15-18 we see Job rise from the depths of discouragement to implicit trust in God. "Though he slay me, yet will I trust in Him... I know that I shall be justified," Job cries.
EGW makes the following comforting statement: "God is acquainted with all this is misunderstood and misrepresented by men, and we can safely leave our case in His hands. He will surely vindicate the cause of those who put their trust in Him..." (Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 520)
The point is, even when we don't understand what God is doing, we need to persevere in faith.
Luke 18 really has some powerful thoughts as well, and I love the story of the unjust judge and where the widow keeps coming back again and again and again for help until help us given. Then we are told, "And shall God not avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on earth?" (Luke 18:7-8)
Again we see the importance of perseverance... and holding on and continuing to ask and not letting go. God hears, He sees, He understands... Although all may seem silent, don't give up! Keep believing, keep asking.
Tomorrow's Reading: Job 15-17 and Ps. 83-84
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