Job 8-10 -- Too Early On The Scene To Connect The Dots

Wow!  Such great stuff in these chapters!

 

Job struggled, understanding absolutely God’s sovereignty and His justice, but unable to reconcile that with his own need for mercy.  He didn’t yet know that God would handle that on the cross.

 

I had an acquaintance on Facebook last night who took issue with a photo someone else had posted that I decided to share.  The crux of his issue was that I had “judged the President’s soul” by sharing the photo that included the phrase “his soul is black”.  I privately messaged him, then removed the photo and instead clearly stated that I was not judging his soul but his actions.

 

It always seems that those who cry out “Don’t judge!” the loudest are also the ones most in fear of an unfavorable decision.  Here, Job wishes he could go to court and take his case there to prove he was innocent in that case.  But he says he’d need someone to make peace between him and God.  And Jesus would be that Peacemaker. 

 

I will gladly say, “Judge me!” and I would then follow with “I am the worst sinner.  I’ve been condemned and deserve nothing but death.  God agreed.  He then allowed His Son to be killed for my sins, even though He had never sinned.  And because God is a just God, He can now no longer condemn me, for in doing so, He would be unjust to His own Son, saying in effect that His death had been for nothing.

 

My commentary said, “Job could not understand what God was doing, and it was important the he not understand.  Had he known … he could have simply sat back and waited … Job was bankrupt and sick, and all he could give to the Lord was his suffering by faith; but that is just what God wanted in order to silence the devil.”

 

God knows what He’s doing.  We don’t.  End of discussion.

 

Father, thank You for showing me again this vital link between Your sovereignty, Your justice, and Your love and mercy.  I want no other Judge but You.

 

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford