#soap # Job 17 Tags: SOAP ## Title: God’s Justice Wins Out ## Scripture: (Job 17:13-15) “If I hope for the grave to be my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness, if I cry out to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister,’ where then is my hope? And my hope, who sees it?” (NET) ## Observation: Job is concerned that, even in death, there is no hope. The truth is great comfort. St. Augustine said that the ultimate justice happens after death. In this, there is the acknowledgement that some things don’t seem fair in this life. Innocent people suffer, and it appears that evil people sometimes win. However, in the light of eternity, justice is always just. No one gets by God. He brings justice to all. So, the answer to Job’s question is that hope does not die in death. Death is not the end of our story. If we die without seeing what we want, that doesn’t mean God failed us. He is dealing with a timescale much bigger than ours. ## Application: Trust God’s eternal timing. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for always working and doing more than we see.