You can be confused, but still remain confident in the Lord
You can be bewildered, but still believing in the goodness of God.
You can be worn out but still be trusting and waiting on God to move ….
Job felt the same way I bet - he was all those things yet he was just as sure of his own integrity as he was of God’s goodness.
Job refused to be intimidated into a false confession by the accusations of his friends.
Thinking of those “almost”polar opposites - I thought of my own life and how sometimes 💩 happens and I too am at times both those things …
Job was confused yet confident
Job was bewildered yet believing
And Job surely was worn out yet still waiting on God.
As I was diving in - I found an interesting bit I saw here in Job 33 ….
Elihu had listened to the friend’s advice and also to Job’s defense — he had found both wanting…
In Job 33 Elihu brings his case against Job - in 34 he accuses Job of arrogance - in 35 he reminds Job of God’s justice - in 36 & 37 he reminds Job of God’s power…
But somehow he still never sides with Job or the others …
Elihu clearly is focused rather on defending God’s honor from misleading statements.
He appears to be a bit “short on the sugar” sympathy for Job. 😂
And even more surprising - we never heard of Elihu before chapter 32 - Nor was he mentioned after he closed his mouth- he wasn’t chastised by God along with Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar.
It seems Elihu appeared - spoke - then disappeared …..
He had the last word in the conversation before God finally begins to speak in chapter 38.
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I first started to unpack all this when I saw
Job 33:4 - this is Elihu’s reply …. Job 33:4 - “ the Spirit of God made me what I am, the breath of God Almighty gave me life!”
And tucked inside Elihu’s second speech is this gem!!!
Job 34:10 …
It’s impossible for God to do anything evil.
2 very commonly quoted verses.
I decided to go back and read Elihu’s first, second, and third speech ….
Elihu was dropping some pretty powerful nuggets!!
I encourage you to read Job 33-38 and find your own powerful Promises to hold onto out of those nugget reminders Elihu is dropping.
I also want to note Elihu may have gone on and on about God’s goodness in the midst of Job’s suffering and that could be a bit insensitive … sometimes we have the best intentions and we can be the same way …
I am not making light of anyone’s suffering by stating those amazing Promises will fix your situation …
but they are a wonderful place to start and they encouraged me greatly and I want you too to know …
It is completely ok to be confused and confident, bewildered yet believing,
and to be a bit worn out
in the waiting like Job.
But …
Please hold on - and remember God is working All Things Out for your good! (Roman’s 8:28)
And Hey Cheers to Elihu!
Whoever he was for the great reminders of God’s amazing Promises.
There’s always a Promise for every problem.
So, as the old adage goes …
“Write your name on the Promises - and declare!
I too have made them mine!!”
Let me know what others you discovered in those chapters.
— XXOO Michelle Cosby Bollom
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