Terrors overtake him

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“Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest snatches him away in the night.” (Job 27:20)

 

Job emphasized his purity by finishing his argument with his friends. He also made it clear that the wicked will eventually arrive at destruction. A person’s greed wants to touch the golden lump by any means. It is a greatly foolish deed to betray the grace of the Almighty for desire of the flesh. Evil deeds may give financial help temporally for offspring, but such things do not lead them to a true life of being alive in spirit. Job would have been convinced of the hope for the pure to have, at the same time with referring openly the miserable ending of the wicked in detail. Why don’t you listen to Job’s warning earnestly so that you don’t become a fool who regrets at the time of death later?

 

A unified theme given by various contents about the ending of the wicked referred in the text is ‘the illusion that will disappear in vain rapidly’. That is an easy matter for most people objectively to understand and affirm, but if eyes are blinded by greed, anyone loses sense of right judgment. To make a fool of a man, Satan attacks man persistently in clever ways diversely always. To escape from such the traps, we should always try to correct own thoughts with the eyes of the Holy Spirit through the Word of God.

Prosperity in order to use knives means nothing after all. The world is now laboring in the whirlpool of wars. The Russian soldiers, who invaded Ukraine, have committed brutal killings, and when the war didn’t go their way, Putin of Russia even threatens as if would use nuclear weapons. Foreign troops haven’t been officially involved in the fight yet for Ukraine, but they may be able to enter the war immediately if necessary. Also, if Russia uses nuclear weapons, neither the United States nor the EU, which helps Ukraine will stand only still. And the result is, sword will get call for other sword again, and to make reach doom one another. Satan would wish eagerly to be done so.

Also, the health problems of people around the world due to COVID-19 are too serious. The COVID-19 virus has been mutating in various kinds, including Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Omicron, and Stealth Omicron, etc. How should we do about this on that the viruses continue to change and spread rather than completely disappear even though continue to research and develop vaccines and treatments? It’s a reality on the earth that can’t help but despair. Even if we sigh sadly and scream, there is nothing we can do about it right away, which is the disaster of diseases. The more man does, the more has to find God the Almighty, how should say hope to those mocking Christ?

The wicked are so busy building wealth and extravagance, even if they are about to die soon. But they won’t be able to use well for own self even what they had get by their hands. It is a strange phenomena in life that good persons enjoys the possession instead of the wicked. It would be impossible to be done even if intends so by a person. But if God does it, it is never an impossible thing. Some people may refute that it is ‘God’s ruthless treatment’ because of the such problems. It was described by me above as “God does that,” but in fact, that is a natural and general path that person without believing in Christ ‘has no choice but to walk through on its own.’

The man of God makes the place like the heavenly kingdom even if he lives in a hut. On the other hand, even though a person who rejects Christ has a fancy house, the place is no choice but to to become the residence of Satan who seeks injustice and evil. Therefore even if they lie down to sleep there, they can’t be slept in peace anymore easily. And everything will be felt empty whenever they fall asleep and open their eyes. If not with God to people, their life would be such unstable, vain, and worthless, pitiful. Because deep fear always does never leave them. They cringe with fear just by the sound of fallen leaves rolling. Then at some point, if God calls for life to finish, they must leave this world without any excuse. Reading certain book of science, I was greatly impressed by writer’s ability who explained the mysteries of the universe with his excellent brain, but it was very unfortunate that the author seemed to be a man unbelieving in Jesus.

 

Anyone is free to decide whether or not for them to believe in Jesus Christ as the Savior. How great would it be whoever if one’s own brain could be smart, build a lot of skills early on, and stand out higher than others? But no matter how smart man is, man can’t govern life and death for oneself. Thus, they will have no choice but to live an uneasy life. It was an extremely unfortunate Job to see by others, but because he was spiritually pure, he could have infinite peace.

 

(Written by Koonoh, Pastor of JDO Presbyterian Church in Korea, on May 29th 2022)