Job.19.25-26; Sunrise Service, Festival of the Resurrection of Our Lord, Jesus Christ
Sunday, April 12th, 2009Text:
For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God, whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. My heart faints within me! (Job 19:25-27, ESV
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From the Sermon:
Do you see the remarkable thing that Job is saying here? The flesh and blood man, Job, is declaring that he believes God will come to his defense as a flesh and blood relative… a kinsman. One like himself. He will see him, Job goes on. My eyes will behold him… with these very eyes he says. A real, physical Savior to redeem him from the trouble that God has caused him. One to stand in his defense in God’s courtroom. Satan may accuse Job of being a phony, but Job believe God will come in person to his defense. What a statement of faith. God did restore everything to Job. But the words that Job spoke don’t really come to a complete meaning until a few thousand years later.
