Chapters read: Genesis 4-5, Job 4-5, Matthew 4-5
Meditated on: Job chapters 4-5
If nothing else, Eliphaz's lecture to Job is an incentive to "know thyself," and especially to be in touch with one's spirituality and relationship with God. Job is innocent of wrongdoing, yet is struck for...what reason? We don't really know. And in chapter 3 he curses the day of his birth; obviously in pain and torment. Now his friend Eliphaz comes along and says, "Job, it MUST be something you did. God does not strike the innocent, therefore there must be something that you are missing, something you are guilty of!"
What if Job had been any less sure of his stance before God? What if his conscious was clouded? Yet he was sure of his faith, he was confident in his walk with God. Eliphaz's argument had no sway and Job did not fall down the rabbit hole of doubt and second guessing and self-recrimination.
I need friends for guidance, protection, and support, but the responsibility for truly knowing where I am in relation to God is completely my responsibility.
Father, may You never allow me to deceive myself. May my deepest heart of hearts be laid bare to Your cleansing presence. May my true nature never be hidden from myself, but always open for inspection, improvement, and by Your grace, Your purifying presence, Amen.
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