Job 13:15 Though he slay me, I will hope in him;
Psalms 23:4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
Proverbs 14:32 The wicked is overthrown through his evildoing, but the righteous finds refuge in his death.
Romans 8:38-39 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Job 19:25-28 For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God, whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another.
Psalms 27:1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
You can hear the love these men of God had for God. You can hear it in their faith in God. You can hear it in their hope in God. When a person makes a life commitment to humbly serving, honoring, following, obeying, relying and trusting in God they have a deeper sense of God’s love and promises. They are certain that even in worldly death they will be victorious. They are certain of being with God upon their death. Can’t you just hear the certainty of this in “And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh, I shall see God, whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another.” Their hope was not in this life but in the life to come. In our Sunday morning bible study, a person said this “we don’t spend enough time in God’s Word and because of this, we miss the promises of God and only see things of the world as important” This is so true isn’t it? We are so busy that we lose sight of eternity and can only see the present. The present does not have much to offer our soul. We do well to keep our eyes on Him who is worthy and has the keys to eternity in His hands.