23:1-7 Job wanted so acutely to have a conversation with God. Despite his deep distress, he knew that God would listen to Him and would explain. He knew that God would care. He knew that God would be fair. It is so important to know that we each can have an intimate conversation with God. We can rely on Him to listen, care, explain, and be just.
Our conversations with God are spiritual in nature, and so are His responses; because of that, we have divine benefits that regular conversation does not provide. God knows every detail. He understands every emotion, motion, reason and motivation. Therefore His answers are precise and wise and specific.
23:8-9 Job felt disconnected. But just because he (or we) feel disconnected does not mean God's presence is away from us. He is constantly engaged in our life. Our faith and familiarity with Him helps us to perceive His steady, omnipresence.
23:10-12 Job knew that because he remained faithful to God and righteous in spirit and life, he could continue to hope in the promises of God. He treasured the words of God more than food for his body; such commitment to God made Job the candidate for his very situation! It seemed contradictory on the surface but within his circumstance, Job was exemplifying that a soul's wholehearted connection to God could not be severed by the plans of the wicked. None of God's promises to God could be taken away.
23:13-17 Ultimately, Job continued to trust in God's will. He once felt blessed by God's will... after Satan's intervention, he felt tested by it. But God was not testing Job, Satan was. God was trusting Job. Trusting him to remain faithful and righteous to demonstrate that such quality of love for God existed.
Job wrongly interpreted the reason behind his suffering. Children of God need to learn to trust in the fact that God loves them. He always has a plan and a promise to fulfill, even when it seems otherwise.
