Slay me though he might, I will wait for him; I will defend my conduct before him. – Job 13:15
Job accepted God’s sovereign right to say, “No,” for his desire of healing and restoration. The word Job uses, translated, “slay,” actually, carries the connotation of cutting. What Job is saying, is, even if God chooses for me to die in the most excruciating way, I am still going to hold onto my hope in my God. What an expression of faith! But what was Job hoping God would do for him, despite his earthly pain? “He also shall be my salvation, …” (v. 16). Job knew that even if God allowed him to endure the worst of the fallen world, God was still good, God could still save, and Job still wanted to spend eternity with Him. Not only did he want it, but he expected it wholeheartedly: “Yet in my flesh I shall see God, …” (Job 19:26). Job endured all trials without embitterment toward God. How is your love when God says, “No?” – Commentary by Steffanie Howard