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My Servant Job By David Miller

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In the words of Miller, 2015, we should not bother much in our adversaries but on God and the belief that we are always going to a better place after our journey, here on earth. According to him, God "remains present, active, sovereign, powerful, and good during our suffering." This author's position about the article reinforces the need to focus and trust God during our suffering and believe that the outcome of the situation (here or in heaven) will always be in our favor irrespective of the circumstances. It is equally a great opportunity to reveal to those that have little hope in God, the faithfulness of God and that He do not forsake those that trust in Him; thus, God said to Eliphaz, "My wrath has flared against your two companions because you have not spoken rightly of Me as did My servant Job. And now, take for yourselves …show more content…

After muttering those words, God replied in kind and said, "Who is this who darkens counsel in words without knowledge? Gird, pray, your loins like a man that I may ask of you, and you can inform Me. Tell, if you know understanding." After hearing these words, Job repented from his sin and said, "Hear, pray, and I will speak. Let me ask you, that you may inform me. By the ear's rumor I heard of You, and now my eyes has seen You. Therefore do I recant, And I repent i dust and ashes." His repentance reconciled him with God and his three friends reconciled with God after burnt offering as explained in the preceding paragraph and they equally reconciled with Job. This is the prelude to Job recovering all he had lost and in getting total healing from God (Miller,

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