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Eliphaz couldn’t believe
Job’s words. He and the others had to prove Job wrong, for “their own peace of mind was at stake … If Job
was not a sinner being punished by
God, then the three friends’ understanding of God was all wrong. But
that meant they had no protection against personal suffering themselves! If obedience is not a guarantee of health and
wealth, then what happened to Job
might happen to them! God forbid! … If everybody believed as Job did – that God does not always punish the wicked and reward
the godly – then what motive would
people have for obeying God? … This is the devil’s
theology, the very thing that God was using
Job to refute! If people serve God only for what they get out of it, then they are not
serving God at all; they are only serving themselves
by making God their servant,” my commentary said.
It continued:
“Job wanted a lawyer to plead his case before God and convince him that he was innocent … God’s
people don’t need that kind of
intercession … The Christian believer has this heavenly Advocate in Jesus Christ. As our interceding High Priest, Christ gives
us the conquering grace we need when
we are tempted and tested. If we fail, then He is our Advocate to forgive us and restore us when we confess our sins to Him.”
The world seems to think it’s all the worse when Christians
sin, probably because they think Christians are supposing themselves to be
holier than most and therefore are falling farther when they fail. In the incredible mystery of God’s grace, though, when we fail, we are forgiven
and restored when we confess our sins to Him. He even comes looking for us to restore
us, so great is His love.
Thank You, Father, for that grace and forgiveness. Satan wants so much for us to believe the lie that we are the worst
of the worst if we sin as Christians and that You will come after us for
causing dishonor to Your Name. Instead, You gain glory by forgiving us and restoring us!
Don’t let me listen to Satan’s lies.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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