Job 8
Bildad, another of Job’s friends, is telling Job that his sons must have died because of their sins and that Job needs to be “pure and upright” (v. 6) to regain the Lord’s favor. Unlike Eliphaz, who was encouraging Job to pray and bring his worries to God, Bildad is telling Job to be better somehow. I don’t think that is great advice…and could be discouraging especially since Job was already a righteous guy.
All sin does have consequences and we do need to repent. But sometimes bad things happen even without sin as a cause, and that’s something important to glean from this book.
Job 9
Job is understanding a little more who God is. He is the creator AND the destroyer. He gives AND He takes away. Very little of His will actually has to do with us. God can move mountains, command the sun, cause the Earth to shake, “seal off the stars”, and everything else imaginable. God is sovereign. And Job even knows that if he had his “day in court” with God that no man could be righteous in His presence- because God is the almighty. Job asks for a mediator for the “day in court.” Well, Job didn’t have one, but we do- Jesus. Jesus is the only man who can stand up-righteous- in the Lord’s court and Jesus pleads on our behalf. And Jesus has already paid the price for our sins. Hallelujah, praise Jesus!
This takes me back to my theory from chapter 4, maybe Job’s story had to happen to pave the way for Jesus- to show the need for a holy mediator.
I pray today for all those suffering from covid-19 and the quarantine. I pray we place our trust and hope in the Lord. We remember that He is in full control and is God Almighty. And I pray we place our trust in Jesus- who is in the court of the Lord, pleading on our behalf right now. And thank you, Jesus, for already paying the ultimate price for our sins so that we may have life. Amen.
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