Mon.’s Devo - Restoration

Read: Job 40:1-42:17; 2 Corinthians 5:11-21; Psalm 45:1-17; Proverbs 22:14 After the Lord proclaimed his mighty works, he asked Job if he had any further arguments with him. Job said he had already said too much. *** God continued to speak from the whirlwind. He had some questions for Job. He asked him if Job would discredit His judgment to prove he was right. If he was stronger than God then he needed to prove it and God promised to be impressed. *** God drew Job’s attention to Behemoth which many scholars today think to be the rhinoceros. I question that because it says it has a graceful form and that is the last thing I would say about a rhinoceros. I wonder if it wasn’t a serpent-like dragon since lighting and flames leap from its mouth and smoke streams from it nostrils. It was a serpent that tricked Eve. And, it lives in the sea. *** God asked Job who he was to question his wisdom. Job repented and took back everything he had said and God totally forgave him. God then went to Job’s three friends and rebuked them for speaking wrong about him and said that Job was right. He gave them a way to get right with him. After they offered their perfect sacrifices, Job would pray for them and they would be accepted by Him. They obeyed and when Job prayed for them, God restored Job’s fortune. He reconnected with his family and friends. They consoled Job and brought him gifts, restoring his wealth. *** God blessed Job’s hands and he had twice the number of animals and was given seven more sons and three daughters who were known for their beauty. His daughters were put in his will along with his sons. After that, Job lived 140 more years living to see four generations of his children and grandchildren. *** My question is who wrote Job and how did they know about God’s meeting in heaven with Satan? I am not doubting its validity…just wondering if it was the scribes in heaven who wrote his story through men. *** In Corinthians, Paul realizes his responsibility to society is to be a sincere witness for Christ. This is our commission also. We do this through love and a sacrificed life. Christ made us a new person and we no longer judge like we used to. We are not the same person we were before Christ. Our job is now to reconcile the world to Christ and to God. *** Lord, may our lives honor you and shine like lights in the darkness of a sinful world. May we be ready with an answer for Christ.