December 15

Job 4–7 reveals the tension between human suffering and limited human understanding. Job’s friend Eliphaz insists that suffering must be tied to personal sin, but Job knows his integrity before God. Job speaks honestly from the depths of his pain: his days feel hopeless, his body broken, and his heart weighed down. Yet even in anguish, he directs his cries toward God. Job models a faith that refuses to let suffering silence honest prayer. He teaches us that bringing our confusion, sorrow, and frustration to God is not rebellion—it is relationship.

Psalm 99 lifts our eyes from human confusion to divine holiness. The psalmist declares, The Lord reigns; let the nations tremble. God sits enthroned between the cherubim, ruling in perfect justice. He is holy in all He does, righteous in all His ways. When life feels unjust or questions feel unanswered—as they did for Job—Psalm 99 reminds us that God remains holy, wise, and worthy of trust. His holiness is not distant; it anchors us when everything around us feels unstable.

Revelation 11 shows God’s holiness and sovereignty on full display as His witnesses proclaim truth amid opposition. After suffering and apparent defeat, they are raised to life by God’s breath, demonstrating that not even death can thwart His purposes. The chapter ends with heaven declaring, The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Messiah. What looks like defeat becomes victory. What feels like silence becomes triumph. God’s holiness and sovereignty prevail in the end.

Together, these passages remind us that in seasons of suffering, we may not understand God’s ways, but we can trust His character. Job’s cries, the psalmist’s worship, and Revelation’s vision all point to the same truth: God is holy, God is reigning, and God will bring His purposes to completion. Our role is to cling to Him—to pray honestly, worship humbly, and trust deeply.

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