"Having a conversation with someone who is humble is very different than speaking with someone who is convinced of their own personal greatness. In this case, it is difficult to connect on a personal level or even get a word in. Speaking to God is a very different experience, especially when we confess our faults. God already knows how we have failed Him, and He can do great work when we admit it to Him and ourselves.
As we pray and listen to God, He will teach us how to act and react. Nothing is more important. What we see with Elihu, however, is a young man that seems quite arrogant. Elihu claims that he is so enlightened that all the friends need to listen to him. He speaks of himself and his understanding of God, which is exactly what Job didn’t need. If
someone is in trouble, we would do well to listen and not quickly announce judgment on their situation. Sometimes it is best to let the Holy Spirit speak to the issues.
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"Elihu, the arrogant one, is interrupted by God. The LORD answered Job from the storm. He was not messing around! God was there to answer Job’s questions in His own way. God begins to speak to Job by asking him over 80 questions ranging in topic from the beginning of time, the passage of time, an...
"The restoration of Job is not just a restoration but a maturity of his understanding. Since Job felt that he had done nothing wrong, he questioned God about the suffering he was enduring and what God was doing about it. But remember, mankind is all together sinful to the LORD. At the beginning o...
"There is no pain like family pain; nothing as hurtful as when a family member who is close to you betrays you for their own advantage. That is what David felt when his son Absalom proclaimed himself king. David himself had prepared the way for this betrayal by not applying God’s law
to his own s...
