Thurs’s Devo - Elihu should have quit sooner!

Read Job 34 Elihu continues. He calls for all the wise, knowledgable men to listen to him. He wants them to agree with him about the fact that Job claims to be righteous and is not listening to their truth. He puts Job in the category of the sinners and wicked men. He accuses Job of saying that there is no reward in delighting himself in God. But, God does not sin nor does he judge unfairly. As for man, he will reap what he sows. No one gave God authority over the earth so if he decides to destroy man, he can. Who can condemn God or accuse him of anything unholy? It would be worse than accusing the king of wickedness or the prince of being ungodly. God looks at the king like he does the poor because he made them all. He does not regard one person higher than another. He can displace a king in an instant. God sees all and knows all. Nothing can be hid from him. He judges the mighty and punishes those who have no respect for him. When God brings peace, who can disturb it and when he hides, he can’t be found. He exposes the hypocrite. Elihu ends with telling everyone that Job doesn’t know what he is talking about and that he desires Job to be put on trial for defending the wicked and rebelling against God. Talk about digging a hole that is going to be hard to climb out of: Elihu has done just that. A lesson to learn from his boldness - save your boldness for witnessing not judging. Elihu is about to be judged for how he judged Job. Lord, may we let you be our judge and not ourselves. Your judgment is filled with mercy.