"God is never irritated by the candle of an honest seeker."

A thought by Max Lucado, from his book, Begin Again (p. 48). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon to buy the book.)

And that is such a great thought.

Right before this thought, Max says, "Ah, but God is not angry with Job. Firm? Yes. Direct? No doubt. Clear and convincing? Absolutely. But angry? No."

He goes on, "If you underline any passage in the book of Job, underline this one: 'I had heard about you before, but now I have seen you.' Job 32:5 (TLB)

"Job sees God—and that is enough.

"But it isn’t enough for God. He will give Job a chance to begin again."

Max continues, "The years to come find Job once again sitting behind his mahogany desk with health restored and profits up. His lap is once again full of children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren—for four generations! A new beginning indeed.

"If Job ever wonders why God doesn’t bring back the children he has taken away, he doesn’t ask. Maybe he doesn’t ask because he knows that his children could never be happier than they are in the presence of this One he has seen so briefly."

Max then says, "Something tells me that Job would do it all again if that’s what it would take to hear God’s voice and stand in his presence. Even if God left him with his bedsores and bills, Job would do it again.

"For God gave Job more than Job ever dreamed. God gave Job himself."

And maybe that is how some of us feel after going through this pandemic because that is what we really want, isn't it?

Yes, yes!

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