Hope and courage are essential to perfect service for God. These are the fruit of faith. Despondency is sinful and unreasonable. God is able and willing "more abundantly" (Hebrews 6:17) to bestow upon His servants the strength they need for test and trial. The plans of the enemies of His work may seem to be well laid and firmly established, but God can overthrow the strongest of these. And this He does in His own time and way, when He sees that the faith of His servants has been sufficiently tested.

Job hævede sig fra modløshedens og fortvivlelsens dyb til troens og tillidens højder og kom til at stole ubetinget på Guds nåde og frelsende kraft. Han udbrød sejrrigt: "Men jeg ved, at min løser lever, over støvet vil en forsvarer stå frem. Når min sønderslidte hud er borte, skal jeg ud fra mit kød skue Gud, hvem jeg skal se på min side; ham skal mine øjne se, ingen fremmed!" Job 19,25-27.