Jan
26
Don’t Speak, Listen
Filed Under Devotional
- Pray
- Read Job 9:11-20
“Even if I were innocent, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would pronounce me guilty.” Job 9:20
- Observe
Actually, Job IS innocent (v21), but he is saying that IF he could summon God and IF God would listen, then Job would probably still mess up his speech while trying to defend himself, and so condemn himself with his own words.
Job is in despair and sees no way out of his suffering. Yet he longs for God to answer, instead of following his wife’s advice to “curse God and die.”
- Do
Praise God for speaking to you about the way of salvation through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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