I am late checking the blog today, and was hoping somebody had some insight into Elihu. To me, at first he seems to be a younger guy angrily spouting off at the mouth. But, I don't quite know how to take him. He says some things that are true, but still wrongly accuses Job of sin. Then again when he said Job sinned in the way he was talking to God, he may have had a point. Some of Job's statements he quoted seem wrong to me. It seems to me that one thing Elihu did right was to stand up for God's character.
Sometimes it did seem like Job was accusing God. Was he wrong? I can't wait to see what God says in the end. I do know that God understood that Job was in great anguish, and didn't get mad at him. It's so easy to sin when we're in a lot of pain. I'm glad He welcomes us, even when we're wrong.
I like the gist of 34:10- (Listen! God doesn't sin! The Almighty can do no wrong.) True. I gotta remember that when I'm telling God, "but it's not fair." I also like 34:31,32 "Why don't people say to God, 'I have sinned, but will sin no more'? Or, 'I don't know what evil I have done- tell me. If I have done wrong, I will stop at once'?" This is a right attitude to approach God with.
Oh God, You know how sinful my heart really is. Please forgive me for ever approaching You irreverently. Thank you for understanding our weakness, especially when we are in despair. Dear God, please have mercy on us and forgive our sins; don't let them overtake us. Hold us tight as we cling to You and trust You. Amen.
P.S. Let's all keep praying for the lost, needy, and dying in Haiti.
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I was thinking along the same lines. I want to have a correct understanding of God and his character. I want to know him more intimately. I also agreed with some of the things that Elihu said, but I think that he views God as far off and unknowable. It's easy to swing from one extreme to the other in our understanding of who God is. It is also easy to create our own version of God, based on who we want him to be. I'm praying that through studying God's Word, that we will know Him better each day.
ReplyDeleteTrue. I've been praying for quite a while now to really know God. Not who I think He is, or who others say He is, or what I want Him to be. I want to know who He really is. So far all I know is that He is more awesome and amazing than I can ever know. He is just, yet merciful. His holiness is unapproachable, yet He reaches down to us in His unlimited compassion. Hallelujah! All I can say is that I am amazed and thrilled by Him, and I want to know more!
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