Job 29-31

After hearing God speak Job plunges back upon the ash heap of his suffering. He has one last appeal to make to God, his heavenly Friend. Job’s approach is to remember the past before his suffering, lament his present loss, and express his longing for a secure future with God. This past of ‘that was then/this is now/what will be?’ is a pattern that common to sufferers. In this way Job gives us an approach on how to look to God even when it seems that best days are in the past and the loss and pain of suffering will never go away. In these moments in our suffering how can we know our future is secure and that we are right with God? It’s at this point, NT believers will be able to see that the answer to ‘what will be?’ is found in Jesus. Main Idea—When past blessings become present loss, remember that your future is secure in Jesus.