Yet Will I Trust in Him
Job 1–3; 12–14; 19; 21–24; 38–40; 42
Come, Follow Me · August 10–16, 2026
The shape of the book
- A story opens it
- Forty chapters of poetry sit inside
- A story closes it
Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
What he loses in a single day
- His oxen, his donkeys, his servants
- His sheep
- His camels
- All ten of his children
Job 1:21Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither:
the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.
What the reader is shown first
- Satan says Job serves God for blessings
- Take them away and he will curse
- God permits the loss
- Job is never told any of this
How the rest of it goes
- Three friends come and sit in silence
- Then thirty chapters of argument
- God answers out of a whirlwind
- Job is restored
Job 1–3; 12–13
I can trust God in all circumstances.
Job 2:9Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.
Job 2:10But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh.
What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?
Job 13:15Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.
Dieter F. Uchtdorf · Come, Join with Us, 2013It’s natural to have questions—the acorn of honest inquiry has often sprouted and matured into a great oak of understanding.
Discuss
We know why Job suffered. He never did.
Discuss
Does that change how you read his trust?
Where that lands
Questions and faith can live together.
Job 19
Jesus Christ is my Redeemer.
Job 3:11Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?
Job 19:25For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
Job 19:26And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God.
Discuss
Which is the real Job?
Where that lands
Anchor yourself to what will not move.
Because of Him
Job knew his Redeemer lived long before the empty tomb.
Dad’s line
On team Jesus, the final score is not close.
Job 21–24
I shall come forth as gold.
What Job’s friends insist
- Suffering is proof of hidden sin
- Job should confess and be restored
- God rewards good and punishes evil
- Job answers that this is not so
Their shared mistake
Faith is not a celestial vending machine.
Job 42:7Ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.
Quentin L. Cook · The Songs They Could Not Sing, 2011Whenever tragedy occurs, we mourn and strive to bear one another’s burdens. We lament the things that will not be accomplished and the songs that will not be sung.
Discuss
Job said bitter things. His friends said tidy ones.
Discuss
What did Job get right?
Job 23:10But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
Where that lands
Look for refinement, not only relief.
Job 38–40; 42
God’s perspective is greater than mine.
Job 38:4Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
Job 42:5I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.
Richard G. Scott · Trust in the Lord, 1995What am I to do? What am I to learn from this experience?
What am I to change? Whom am I to help?
Discuss
Job asks why. God never tells him.
Discuss
Why is that enough for Job?
Where that lands
Trust the part of the picture you cannot see.
Job 2:13So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights,
and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
Before they said anything
That is the best thing anyone does for Job.
Henry B. Eyring, quoting his district president · Try, Try, Try, 2018When you meet someone, treat them as if they were in serious trouble, and you will be right more than half the time.
Discuss
When you were struggling, what actually helped?
Brother Miller’s Notes
Hold on to your spiritual routines hardest in the storm.
Neil L. Andersen · Trial of Your Faith, 2012When you are faced with a test of faith, stay within the safety and security of the household of God.
Come, Follow Me — Job
Brother Miller’s Notes. Much of this lesson came from here.
Dad’s line
When you feel like drowning, your lifeguard walks on water.
To take home
Maybe this is about noticing the Jobs around us.
Yet Will I Trust in Him
Come, Follow Me — Old Testament 2026 · Part 33
8/16/2026
Come, Follow Me for August 10–16: Job holds on to God through loss he is never given a reason for — and the people around us are holding on too.
Adapted from Brother Miller's Notes
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