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Should we question God? Are we being unfaithful if we do? (Prescott Valley, Az.) 

Should we, or do we question God?

Should we, the answer is no. Do we, all of us at times, the answer is yes.

In fact, most Biblical characters that we would hold in high esteem, at one time or another questioned God.

Job is the classic example. 

Job 1:21-22

21 He said, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, And naked I shall return there. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD." 

22 Through all this Job did not sin nor did he blame God. 

While he did not sin, nor blame God, Job certainly questioned God. 

Job 9:14-24 

14 ¦ "How then can I answer Him, And choose my words before Him?

15 "For though I were right, I could not answer; I would have to implore the mercy of my judge.

16 "If I called and He answered me, I could not believe that He was listening to my voice.

17 "For He bruises me with a tempest And multiplies my wounds without cause.

18 "He will not allow me to get my breath, But saturates me with bitterness.

19 "If it is a matter of power, behold, He is the strong one! And if it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?

20 "Though I am righteous, my mouth will condemn me; Though I am guiltless, He will declare me guilty.

21 "I am guiltless; I do not take notice of myself; I despise my life.

22 ¦ "It is all one; therefore I say, 'He destroys the guiltless and the wicked.'

23 "If the scourge kills suddenly, He mocks the despair of the innocent.

24 "The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He covers the faces of its judges. If it is not He, then who is it? 

 

And yet the Lord said of Job in Job 2:3 

Job 2:3

3 The LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man fearing God and turning away from evil. And he still holds fast his integrity, although you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause." 

Job 42:10 

10 ¦ The LORD restored the fortunes of Job when he prayed for his friends, and the LORD increased all that Job had twofold. 

It is common among men to doubt, and doubt in and of its self is not sin. Jesus faced a man in Mark who believed in Him, and His ability to heal his son. You remember the occasion in Mark 9? 

Mark 9:24 

"Immediately the boy's father cried out and said, "I do believe; help my unbelief."

The answer to doubt is Faith. 

Heb. 11:1-3 

1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

2 For by it the men of old gained approval.

3 By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible. 

Romans 10:17 - "So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ."