We’ve been on quite a journey with Job! Today is the 10th and final message that I’m preaching in the series Storm Warning: Lessons from the Life of Job.

Throughout this series there has been a guiding principle: The purpose of storms is not to destroy your view of God, but to deepen your trust in God.

We know that that God’s goal is not to destroy you, but to

you and

Reveal Answer

you.

Jeremiah 29:11
11 For I know the plans I have for you”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“plans for your well-being, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.

Romans 8:28
28 We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.

Job 42:7–9
7 After the Lord had spoken these words to Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite: “My anger burns against you and against your two friends, for you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has. 8 Now therefore take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and offer up a burnt offering for yourselves. And my servant Job shall pray for you, for I will accept his prayer not to deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has.” 9 So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did what the Lord had told them, and the Lord accepted Job’s prayer.

I can imagine the scene—Job has had a moment of personal revival. Job has had an encounter with God that has been transformative. But over in the corner stand his three friends—those wonderful men without the spiritual gift of encouragement and mercy.

After Job repented, God turned His attention to Eliphaz—Job’s most vocal critic. I’m pretty certain Eliphaz wasn’t prepared to hear what he heard. Instead of hearing congratulatory words about his discernment concerning Job—Eliphaz heard, “My anger burns against you and against your two friends, for you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has.”

They never expected God to be angry with them. They never thought that Job was right, and they were wrong.

But in that moment, they learned they needed something—they needed the

of God.

And in these three verses we see one final lesson: When mercy is received from God, mercy must be

to others.

God clearly extended mercy

.

Mercy is defined as compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one’s power to punish or harm.

Mercy, as it relates to God happens when God does not punish us as our sins

. Ultimately, the mercy of God is deliverance from

Reveal Answer

.

Job received mercy from God and God was willing to show mercy to __Job’s friends.

(v. 8)

God was willing to show mercy to Job’s friends, but

had to show mercy to his friends, first. (v. 9)

How do you extend mercy? You

God.

• You trust God to heal the

caused by others.

• You trust God to give

that not apology could ever achieve.

• You trust God to restore your

because you know that bitterness will only take your joy.

You trust God because you’ve received his mercy and you know He is

.

When mercy is received from God, mercy must be extended

.