Thurs.'s Devo - Elihu Speaks

Read: Job 31:2-33:33; 2 Corinthians 3:1-18; Psalm 43:1-5; Proverbs 22:8-9 Job cries out for justice. He knows he has lived with integrity and will bet all he has on that truth. He claims he has not given in to lust, or been unfair to his servants. He has given to the poor and shared what he has with orphans and widows. He has tried to help those he saw in need. He has not flaunted his wealth. He has opened his door to the stranger and not tried to hide his sins. He has been a good neighbor. With this, Job finished his talking. *** His friends also had nothing else to say,but Elihu was angry. He had been sitting and listening to all that had been said and when the others weren't going to challenge Job, he spoke up. *** He was younger than them but the Spirit of God was in him and he had something to say. He told them that none of them had answered Job's argument. Job had said that he was innocent and had no guilt and that God was picking on him. Elihu said Job was wrong becuase God was greater than him, and who was he to bring a charge against God. God does speak to people in dreams and visions. He disciplines people on their sickbeds while they are dying. God rescues many from dying and gives them life. *** Paul tells his people that they are his letters of recommendation written on their hearts. They are the result of their ministry. Paul trusts in the God in them. They trust in the covenant God has given them that was not written on tablest but written by the Spirit on their hearts. The old Covenant was writen on stone and ended in death, but the new covenant replaced it with glory that leads to life. *** Moses had to put a veil over his face to hide the glory because it scared the people. That same veil has been put over their hearts because they refused to behold the glory of God. They hardened their hearts, but when they turn back to the Lord, the veil is taken away. This Spirit of God makes us free from the law of death and brings us into the glory of God. *** Lord, thank you for your new covenant of life. Thank you for sharing your glory with us.