For I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will
stand upon the earth!—Job 19:25 Are you with me in the Legacy
Reading Plan? We wrap up the “Winter” Season by reading three
books in March: Job, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon. We’ll
return to Joshua at the edge of the Promised Land in April! Read
this familiar verse again with me: “For I know that my Redeemer
lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth!” In the
midst of great personal pain and suffering, Job cried out with
astonishing words of hope. Would you or I be able to do the
same? In brief, the book of Job tells the story of a man who
loses everything—his precious family, his great wealth, and even
his health are compromised. Through these many trials, Job
wrestles with the question, “Why?” Or more accurately, “Why me?”
Job’s story opens with a heavenly debate between God and Satan,
in which God grants Satan limited access to affect Job’s life
and then moves through three cycles of earthly debates between
Job and his friends