"I know my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God. I myself will see him with my own eyes - I and not another. How my heart yearns within me!"
The lessons of Job are incredible, to say the least, but this statement of faith is simply a mind-blower. Job was written approximately 2,000 years before the birth of Jesus. God's Holy Spirit did not indwell man then, but only "came upon him" when God wanted to make a prophecy or revelation. That makes this declaration fantastic. The Sanhedrin, Israel's spiritual teachers, which were split over the issue of bodily resurrection, did not come into being until about the time of Alexander the Great, so previous to that there was no teaching on resurrection of any kind. So when Job makes this confident pronouncement, it was earth-shaking.
His first proclamation is "I know my Redeemer lives". Job knew God Almighty on a personal level, knew Him to be a living God, not a carved, lifeless statue, and he makes an emphatic statement. He is simply stating "I HAVE BEEN REDEEMED!" God owns me and will take care of me. He doesn't care what anyone else believes, he simply knows what HE believes, and testifies to it to everyone around him. Are we filled with that kind of holy boldness? When our spirits overflow with the knowledge and joy of the Lord, do we share it with those around us? Are we willing to let others know that we have been bought by the Lamb of God?
Next, he states that "in the end He will stand upon the earth". The Lord God Almighty will come back to claim His own. This is a fabulous, fabulous statement from a shepherd who probably had no education of any kind. The Holy Spirit of God brought that knowledge to Job, he accepted it as fact, he claimed it as part of his faith statement, and he announced it to his 3 buddies.
And lastly, Job claims that after he dies, "yet in my flesh will I see God." Job is pronouncing that after he dies, he will be bodily resurrected and will see God. No ands, ifs, or buts, just plain, simple fact. Yet in my flesh will I see God. I just know that I know that I know. This is a double statement. Again he states "I myself will see Him with my own eyes" Listen to me, he is saying, I'm telling you I'm gonna see Him WITH MY OWN EYES - not someone else's. "How my heart yearns within me!" I'm gonna jump up and down, spin around and around, throw my hands in the air, and shout HALLELUJAH!!!!!! I'M GONNA SEE THE LORD! I'M GONNA SEE THE LORD !!! I'm so excited I could spit !!!!!
What is your personal statement about the Redeemer of your soul? How do you feel about seeing Him stand upon the earth? What is your spirit witnessing to you about seeing Him face to face? Are you so excited about it that you could almost jump out of your skin, or is there a bit of trepidation and fear?
"Sweet Jesus, sometimes when I think about seeing you, I get as excited as a little kid waiting to open a present, and other times I simply cringe in fear because my life is out of order. Fix me, Jesus, so that all fear is gone and only sweet, sweet anticipation. I want to see you, hear you, touch you, kiss your cheeks. Change my heart, Lord, that I may be like you and in that, I will be with you. Forever. Amen."
FOR FURTHER STUDY:
Exodus 15:13
Psalm 19:14
71:23
Isaiah 59:20
Galatians 314
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