“For I know that my Redeemer lives,
and at the last he will stand upon the earth.”
– Job 19:25
Job was a man ahead of his time! Despite living thousands of years ago and enduring terrible suffering, Job could clearly see ahead to the coming of Jesus Christ, his Redeemer. Though it would be centuries before the eternal Son of God would become flesh and be born in Bethlehem, Job already KNEW the Lord!
Job knew that he needed a Redeemer and that he had one in Jesus. He knew that His eternal Redeemer would one day enter our world, setting foot upon the earth. He knew that his own salvation wasn’t rooted in his personal perfection but the redemptive work of Christ. Job probably didn’t know the name “Jesus” but he firmly believed in his Redeemer. That faith sustained him in his pain. Like Abraham, that faith was counted as righteousness.
Can you hold fast to this same confession during the hardest seasons of your life? Remember that even when things are darkest, the Light of the World, Jesus Christ, is your Redeemer and He is ALIVE! Jesus stood upon the earth, hung upon the cross, rose from the dead, rules from heaven, and will once again stand on the earth one day. Until then, hold firmly to this confession, because your Redeemer LIVES! #FollowJesus