Job's testimony of the Savior

Today's scripture mastery is from Job 19:25-26:

 25 For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:

 26 And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:

Job was an amazing man.  He kept his strong testimony through all his many trials and tribulations. . .His testimony here is clear that he continued to have a strong faith in Christ, and in the resurrection.  He knew that he would be resurrected, and that he would be redeemed through the power and mercy of Christ.

He lost his riches, his family, his health, and his friends, and he still remained strong in his faith.  He did not give up.  That is, for me, an excellent example of "enduring to the end"

I also like these verses from the Doctrine and Covenants.  They come from a revelation given to Joseph Smith, as he was in Liberty jail  (Doctrine and Covenants 122:5-9)

 5 If thou art called to pass through tribulation; if thou art in perils among false brethren; if thou art in perils among robbers; if thou art in perils by land or by sea;

 6 If thou art accused with all manner of false accusations; if thine enemies fall upon thee; if they tear thee from the society of thy father and mother and brethren and sisters; and if with a drawn sword thine enemies tear thee from the bosom of thy wife, and of thine offspring, and thine elder son, although but six years of age, shall cling to thy garments, and shall say, My father, my father, why can’t you stay with us? O, my father, what are the men going to do with you? and if then he shall be thrust from thee by the sword, and thou be dragged to prison, and thine enemies prowl around thee like wolves for the blood of the lamb;

 7 And if thou shouldst be cast into the pit, or into the hands of murderers, and the sentence of death passed upon thee; if thou be cast into the deep; if the billowing surge conspire against thee; if fierce winds become thine enemy; if the heavens gather blackness, and all the elements combine to hedge up the way; and above all, if the very jaws of hell shall gape open the mouth wide after thee, know thou, my son, that all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good.

 8 The Son of Man hath descended below them all. Art thou greater than he?

 9 Therefore, hold on thy way, and the priesthood shall remain with thee; for their bounds are set, they cannot pass. Thy days are known, and thy years shall not be numbered less; therefore, fear not what man can do, for God shall be with you forever and ever.

I like how God comforted Joseph with the promise that even though he would go through many trials (as we all do), that if we stay faithful, and if we don't fear man, that God will be with us.  Our trials, though painful, and difficult, are really for our good.  The trials we face can make us stronger, and better, and more Christlike.  If we trust in God, the trials we face are for our good.