Tues.’s Devo - Job’s Last Plea

Read Job 31 Every young man….and old man should put verse one to memory. Job made a covenant with his eyes not to look longingly on a woman. Why do we think sin is something we can’t conquer. Yesterday I typed ‘Romans’ on my phone app and listened to the reader read Romans. We need to do that often. According to Romans we don’t have to sin. It is our choice whether to live in bondage to sin or to live alive to the spirit. If we choose to live alive to the spirit, then the Holy Spirit will help us. We don’t have to sin! Back to Job. Since Job can’t find anything he has done to deserve God’s punishment, he wonders why he is being repaid this way. Job is going through his personal affairs and wondering how his righteous living got him such unfair results. He treated his wife honorably and his servants with respect. He gave to the poor , the fatherless, and the widow. He obeyed his parents and didn’t trust in the world’s riches. He gave God the glory for all he had and didn’t take the glory for himself for all he had achieved. He didn’t rejoice when his enemy was destroyed or harmed. He never cursed his enemies with his mouth. Job always brought travelers to his house to stay. He never tried to hide his sins like Adam and always faced those who had a complaint against him. He wishes that his adversary would have written a book so he could read the part about him and why this is happening. If the land is crying against him, he can prove that he has never taken the fruits of anyones field without first paying or caused anyone to lose their life. Job is at a loss as to why he is going through this so he finally ends his debate. When John the Baptist was in prison and didn’t understand why the very one who was to set the prisoners free hadn’t set him free. Look at what John had sacrificed for Jesus. You would think he would come to his rescue. Instead, Jesus reminded John the things he did do - open the blind eyes, heal the sick, etc. Then he made the statement: blessed are those who are not offended in me. Lord, help us to accept your perfect will for our lives and not get offended when they don’t turn out the way we expected. We trust you.