The Root of the Matter is In Me

This dear saint of God, Job, was in the midst of the greatest trial of his life. And yet we find, amazingly, that he was still able to confess certain truths which he knew would sustain him, even though he had come to the false conclusion that it was God who was tearing him apart. He didn't know that it was Satan who was trying to prove to God that he really was not a godly man. And yet, even though there were so many misconceptions in Job's thoughts about God at this time, he still was trusting in the Lord. Even though he did speak some hard things about God here, yet he was not abandoning all hope. I will not attempt to expound both of these chapters in their entirety. Instead, I want to draw your attention to the words of verse 28 – "Since the root of the matter is found in me". These words mean that Job believed that he was a true believer and one of God's saints.