Job's friends are at it again, as they start the third round of accusations. Here is this poor guy who has lost everything, getting the third degree from his old and wise friends, Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar. They probably figured a couple of times around the issue and Job would spill his guts. After all, in their view, as in the view of many today, bad things happen to bad people!<\/p>\n
You oughta get what you deserve! So there!<\/p>\n
But poor old Job, with sores all over his body wasn't taking their tirade laying down. Eliphaz even goes so far as to imply that Job is so good, that "is there any reason for God to want you around?" (22 verse 2) He hammers away at Job wanting him to remember some evil deed he has done.[more]<\/p>\n
Job cries out "I want to find Him (God) and present my case before Him." He wants an audience so he can hear first hand what in his life has brought all this upon him. He persists in saying that "I have not done anything wrong…I just keep going where He goes and following His rules." (23 verses 11 and 12)<\/p>\n
The key words today come near the end of Chapter 23 when Job says he trusts God so much that he will not be silenced by the darkness or how deep the gloom might be around him – his trust is in God. He knows that even in the middle of all this trouble, because of his faith, there is hope.<\/p>\n
He throws out a challenge to his friends (again). It's as though he says "Hey guys. You think I am wrong, that there is something off in my life? Prove me a liar and make everything I am saying look like nothing. Come on, make me look bad!"<\/p>\n
Would you or I dare say that when we are confronted with the wrongs or sins in our lives – how we live or speak or act? Would you be willing to tell God to show you what's wrong? Where's your faith? What's the set of rules by which you live?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Job's friends are at it again, as they start the third round of accusations. Here is this poor guy who has lost everything, getting the third degree from his old and wise friends, Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar. They probably figured…
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