(8) В¶ Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him: (9) On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:
What Job here complains of, how fully do all GOD'S people know! Reader, have you not known what it is to be searching for JESUS, and, like the church of old, sending forth often the question, without obtaining a satisfying answer, Saw you him whom my soul loveth? Precious seeking souls are in pursuit of JESUS, in private prayer, in meditation, in reading, and in public ordinances; hearing his gospel preached; sitting under the means; and yet often remain unrefreshed, and without the enjoyment of the Redeemer's presence. Nevertheless, it should always be recollected, upon these occasions, that JESUS is present; he is looking on, he is exciting the desire in the heart, and by and by will be found of the poor seeker. Isaiah 45:19; Psalms 27:8-14.