Jobs' patience

I read James 5:7-11 about Job's patience.

In preparation for the coming Sunday school course in Nov-Dec, I read particularly NT's references to the person of Job in OT.

What highlights the figure of Job in NT is not just his suffering and God's sovereignty but his perseverances.

How can we nourish our perseverances amid present time financial turmoils ?

The keys are two:

1. Look to the coming of the Lord as the farmers in James'time looking to the two rains in harvesting of the crops.

2. Look to the OT prophets like their speaking in the name of the Lord.

How can we show our patience ?

1. By standing firm before the Lord
2. By not complaining with one another.

As we do these,we can testimony to the Lord's goodness in two aspects:

1. His compassion
2. His mercy