Date: 01-20-2021

Title: Confusion with God

(S) cripture:
    Job 31:33-37 (NLT2) “Have I tried to hide my sins like other people do, concealing my guilt in my heart? 34 Have I feared the crowd or the contempt of the masses, so that I kept quiet and stayed indoors? 35 “If only someone would listen to me! Look, I will sign my name to my defense. Let the Almighty answer me. Let my accuser write out the charges against me. 36 I would face the accusation proudly. I would wear it like a crown. 37 For I would tell him exactly what I have done. I would come before him like a prince.

(O) bservation:
    Over and over in this passage Job is wondering what he has done to deserve his condition. Job struggles with what God is doing. In some ways he is influenced by the thought that God blesses those who please Him and punishes those who do not. Job continues to defend himself by declaring that he has remained righteous (my word). Job is confused with what is going on in his life and why he is being treated the way he is being treated. He is wondering why God is allowing this to happen. But even I all the wondering and confusion he remains faithful.

(A) pplication:
    At times I have felt like Job. I am sure though that I could not in honesty make the statements he made in the passage I chose. Sometimes I wonder what God is doing or allowing in my life. Most often my condition and pain are a result of my own sin. I want to live with the same confidence and perseverance as Job, continuing to do what is right even when not getting the result I seek. I want to be faithful in all I do and enjoy God’s presence and power in my life. Today I will confess my sin and give control of my life to God’s Spirit who lives in me. I want to walk by faith today even if the way seems rough.

(P) rayer:
    Lord, let me walk with you in obedience and truth today. Amen