We have been reading the lengthy accusations of Bildad, Eliphaz and Zophar against Job. They certainly persisted in their condemnation of Job and they did so because they thought they were defending God. In fact, they were doing the opposite. Job rightly feels that their accusations do not reflect God’s attitude toward him. He asks, “Whose spirit spoke from your mouth?” We have already seen that Satan is a major player in this story and it seems that he didn’t exit the stage after chapter 2. In Revelation 12:10 Satan is referred to as “the accuser of the brethren”. I wonder if you have heard his accusations echoing through your mind? Perhaps you have had to endure what Job had to endure with these endless accusations. Perhaps this voice has kept you from prayer and made you feel alienated from God. Satan wants to keep you from God and he reminds you of your faults for that reason. So next time you feel condemned, do the opposite of what seems intuitive. Intuitively you will feel like backing away from God. Do the opposite: go to God. And, when you go to God, confess those things that you feel condemned by. The moment you confess these things to God, the accusations will lose their power. They will be dissolved by the grace of God. Don’t let your sins keep you from God, rather, let them drive you to God. God is eager to show you the grace he paid so dearly for in Christ.
Confess those things that you feel ashamed of and receive God’s grace.
Read Job 25-27
