- Oh, that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me, when his lamp shone upon my head, and by his light I walked through darkness, as I was in my prime, when the friendship of God was upon my tent… Job 29:2-4 – Job here speaks of the days when God was with Him and when God watched over Him. He speaks of these days as they were something He was in yet now not anymore. Due to how bad everything was going in his life he thought the hand of God was no longer watching over him. Is that a common feeling you have? That God isn’t with you and isn’t watching over you anymore and the proof of that is all the bad stuff happening in your life? What scripture teaches is that God never leaves or forsakes us. His love reaches past our mistakes and His grace is never ending. In life we are going to taste some rough seasons, but the roughness isn’t proof God isn’t with us. It’s proof we need a good God to lean on and trust in. Believe that God isn’t leaving you and forgetting about you when you place your faith in Him. We’ll yes still taste the bitterness of life sometimes as followers of God, but we can have confidence He is with us in the same way when life is good and when life is bitter. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1481
- The blessing of him who was about to perish came upon me, and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy. I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a turban. I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame. I was a father to the needy, and I searched out the cause of him whom I did not know. Job 29:13-16 – In this chapter, Job longs for his life prior to this whole season he was currently in. When God’s closeness was felt by him and when blessings flowed like steams of oil. To contrast all the defaming ways his three friends spoke about Job, he uses this space to remind them the of the sort of man he was prior to all the suffering. A man who would search out the cause of the needy and stand up for the widow. A man who would be eyes for the blind and feet for the lame. Not the wicked man his friends assumed he must be due to such heavy sufferings coming to Job. What we see though from Job is a reminder of what our life ought to look like when we are so richly blessed. We ought to be a blessing to others. If we have eyes, let’s use them to help others see what they are not. If we have feet, let’s help those that are stuck right now. If we have strength, let’s use it for those who have none. Being “richly blessed” doesn’t just have to mean financially. So much of what we have would be considered a massive blessing to have by someone else. Whether it’s the example of Job, or other individuals in scripture who used their blessings for others, or even God Himself, let’s imitate such an example within our own life. Let’s be a blessing to others since we have been so richly blessed. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2654
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