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“May you and I know when to speak and when to listen.” <>< Dona (07/06/20)
Please read Job 6 through 7. If you don’t have a Bible handy just click here -> Biblegateway.com. The Biblegateway website should open for you to use. Type in the chapters you want to read and select the translation you want to read them from. Click search and the chapters should appear. Once you read the suggested chapters close the screen and you should return here.
In Job 6:6-7 Job responded to Eliphaz’s advice. He compared Eliphaz’s advice to eating tasteless egg white.
Response
Oh! Wow! Lord, Eliphaz’s timing was off.
Something to think about
There is a time for advice. But when someone is going through severe trials, expressing compassion might be more acceptable.
Something to experience
Perhaps we need to be slow to give advice to those who are hurting. Compassion might be needed more than advice. And if we’re the ones hurting, realize though our suffering may not be caused by sin, we need to be careful not to sin because of our suffering.
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In Job 6:8-9 Job was so distraught he wanted to give up and be freed from his pain.
Response
Oh! Wow! Lord, Job wanted to die.
Something to think about
God didn’t grant Job’s request. God had a better plan.
Something to experience
Our tendency, like Job’s, may be to give up when things get tough. It’s easy to trust God when everything is going well, but trusting in bad times is an exercise in faith. Believe God is in control. Trust God to take care of you.
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In Job 6:28-30 Job spoke of his own integrity. He wasn’t sinless but he believed he had a right relationship with God.
Response
Oh! Wow! Lord, Job wasn’t guilty of the sins of which he was accused.
Something to think about
Being righteous is not the same as being sinless (see Romans 3:23). No one but Christ Jesus has ever been sinless – free from all wrong thoughts and actions. But Job was a righteous man (see 1:8). Job carefully obeyed God to the best of his ability in all aspects of his life.
Something to experience
Could God say the same about us as he did Job in Job 1:8?
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In Job 7:11 Job felt deep anguish and bitterness. He spoke honestly to God about how he felt.
Response
Oh! Wow! Lord, Job was not afraid to express his frustrations to You.
Something to think about
By Job speaking honestly he was able to open communication with God.
Something to experience
When we express our feelings to God we too not only open communication with God but we may slow down negative responses to those around us. Opening up communication with God can help us perhaps gain an eternal perspective on our situation so we can deal with what is going on in a constructive way.
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In Job 7:20 Job referred to God as a watcher of men.
Response
Oh! Wow! Lord, Job was not recognizing Your involvement with us.
Something to think about
Job was voicing his opinion about God not the truth.
Something to experience
Though God does watch over us, He’s not a bystander. He is involved in our life. His eyes are eyes of love. From weaving us in our mother’s womb to leading us home at the end of our life on this earth.
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