Job 42.5 says, I have heard of
you by the hearing of my ear, but now my eyes see you. By the
time we get to this verse, Job has been through the worst imaginable
ordeal anyone could go through. He's lost all that he owns, his
children. He's been living in a horrible
time of sickness and has been accused by his friends saying
that everything that has happened is because of his sin. Can you
imagine losing everything you own and being so sick that you
feel like you're going to die? It's during this time that God
shows Job who he really is and how much he cares for Job. That
is why Job says, I have heard of you, but now I see you. In
the midst of everything that is currently going on, God wants
to get your attention and bring you to him for salvation or into
a closer relationship with him like he did with Job. The worst
thing that can happen to you here on earth will be like a
picnic in the park compared with hell. But for believers, this
is the worst it will ever be.