May 1, 2025

Job’s friends should have been there to comfort him in his calamity, but instead, they added insult to injury. He was quiet until now and rebuked them for their harsh words in his time of need rather than encouraging him in his sorrow. During your trouble, you find out who your friends are. Job knew that the fiery darts he was experiencing were allowed by God, and if He desired, they could pierce the soul. We must remember that the shield of faith extinguishes those flames; I can see God being proud when we use it to combat the enemy. 

When my husband’s dad passed away, and we were mourning his loss, we encountered a different situation; we had people offering us pity with dollar signs in their eyes. We were able to cull out his dad’s friends and acquaintances because we could see right through their intentions. People come out of the woodwork if they think they can benefit from your loss. In Job’s situation, there was nothing for them to gain unless it was to gloat over his misfortune. Our lesson in this is to offer unconditional support for those who are grieving and show compassion for their situation. For goodness sake, don’t avoid them; show them God’s love and comfort them during their time of need.

How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove? Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind? Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend. Job 6:25-27