Job Did Not Sin

Through all this Job did not sin nor did he blame God...In all this Job did not sin with his lips...Then they sat down on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights with no one speaking a word to him, for they saw that his pain was very great.  Job 1:22, 2:10, 2:13

I'm guessing that when most of us experience great tragedy or trouble, we all sin in some way.  But, here's an account of a man who did not sin, either in action or word.  But Job was extremely undone.  He sat in a pile of ashes at least a week.  I'm guessing he didn't to much of anything productive sitting there.  He was in great pain and it was great enough for everybody to notice.

But he did not sin.  Isn't it interesting that a picture of somebody paralyzed by life's tragedies is said to have not sinned?  I'm wondering what kind of counseling Job would have received if he lived today.  Would it have been the same?  Would he have been rebuked?  Maybe this story would have been the same no matter when in history it occurred.

Psalm 121

Recently I have been gravely afflicted by God's providences. Or maybe more accurately, I have afflicted myself with my mind's projection of what I consider to be the logical consequences of my current circumstances. So at what I consider to be my lowest point in years, my pastor's call to worship this Sunday was Psalm 121, my favorite Psalm. It provided instant relief for a short period of time. I thank God for that reading.

I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; from whence shall my help come?
My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
He will not allow your foot to slip; he who keeps you will not slumber.
Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade on your right hand.
The sun will not smite you by day, nor the moon by night
The LORD will protect you from all evil; he will keep your soul.
The LORD will guard your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forever.