My Reflection on Job 7:1-10 and Wearisome Nights
Job 7:1-10 says this painful truth:
Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? Are not his days also like the days of an hireling? As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work: so am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me. When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? And I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day. My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome. My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and are spent without hope. O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good. The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not. As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more. He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.
I thought that times come when I have weary nights. It can be that everything isn't always running smoothly as I planned. But there is one comfort that I can have - Jesus never promised me an easy life the moment I made Him my Lord and Savior. In fact, He warned that the way is narrow and difficult. Getting saved is not to sit down on your couch and be comfortable. Instead, it results to you to carry your cross and follow Jesus.
The truth of the wearisome nights on Earth is this one. There are times that I just feel like I'm at home with this world gone wrong. This is still the old Earth that is destined to perish one way. This is a world tainted with sin. It is not yet time to restore creation in God's glory where there will be no more pain and sadness. I will be having wearisome nights on this sin-tainted world especially when sin is there. I commit sin and I cannot get a good night sleep. Sin abounds and I cannot get a good night sleep. Sin is really something that vexes me and I cannot take pleasure in it.
The truth of the wearisome nights on Earth is this one. There are times that I just feel like I'm at home with this world gone wrong. This is still the old Earth that is destined to perish one way. This is a world tainted with sin. It is not yet time to restore creation in God's glory where there will be no more pain and sadness. I will be having wearisome nights on this sin-tainted world especially when sin is there. I commit sin and I cannot get a good night sleep. Sin abounds and I cannot get a good night sleep. Sin is really something that vexes me and I cannot take pleasure in it.
I could think of three reasons why God allows wearisome nights. First, it's to make me trust Him more. How can I trust God if I cannot see His power to deliver me out of a tiresome situation? Proverbs 3:5-6 says that I should just trust God. I cannot trust God better unless I am subjected to wearisome nights. Second, it is all about testing me. God knows what is in me but I do not know myself fully. 1 Peter 1:6-7 says that God's testing reveals the dross in the believer. It is all about making them aware of their flaws. God knows but the believer does not. Third, it is all about making one fit for the battle. It may sound stupid but these wearisome nights is part of the training to make one see the reality of the situation.
See also: