A Choosey Worshipper
Job 13:15 "Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face." Job knew something of which we are often ignorant. The most important things in our lives depend on our choices. We often degrade love, forgiveness, and worship to simple emotional responses. But if these things were merely emotional, then they would be very fickle responses indeed. We would only love those who loved us in return. We would only forgive those who groveled enough to satiate our anger, and we would only worship a God who continually brought us good things. Yes, Job was onto something. His Children had all died, his health was failing, his own wife told him to "curse God and die" just to get it over with, his friends told him that all this trouble must be God punishing him for some hidden sin, and yet Job chose to worship. He chose to put his hope and his trust in God despite the circumstances. He went so far as to say, "God could outright kill me, and