Job 22:21 “Submit to God and be at peace with Him; in this way prosperity will come to you.”
We hear from Eliphaz in this chapter for the last time. His argument has gotten more pointed: “Job, you have sinned….(He even provides a list of potential sins!)….Repent. Make God your priority, and He will hear you and restore you.” In the estimation of Eliphaz, this equation is simple: Love of Wealth > Love of God = Utter Misery.
Job 22:23 “If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored: If you remove wickedness far from your tent….”
But Job knows he hasn’t put anything or anyone before God. And he loves God too much to follow his wife’s path to misery: “Curse God and die.” He wants an explanation. He wants to understand why all of this is happening to him, why God would allow it. (At least that is what I would want in his position.)
Job 22:26 “Surely then you will find delight in the Almighty and will lift up your face to God.”
Lord, Thank You for this day and this scripture. It is so hard to be faithful when we just don’t understand the whys of life. Doubt, fear, grief can take our eyes, our hearts from You to our own misery, which is nothing but bad news. Help us to cling to You always, to trust Your loving sovereignty, even when we don’t understand. Draw us closer. Amen.
Job 22:27 “You will pray to Him, and He will hear you….”
Have a blessed day.