Job 32-34 A good promise

June 10th, Job 32-34

       Just a reminder of the baseline of truth as we navigate the opinions of many...Job was said to be blameless, upright, feared God and turned away from evil. In the middle of all the accusation, defenses, implications, arguments it's easy to lose sight of the main thing. The more Job gives testimony to what is accurate, the more his friends are offended. Their paradigm is so rooted in "God punishes evil" that their assumptions lead to wrong observations and a weight for a man who already knows a great weight.
       Elihu steps onto the scene...still rooted in wrong assumptions, at least he  offers some promise that reflects the heart of God rather than simple accusation. Job 33:25-28

 I have found a ransom for them— 25 let their flesh be renewed like a child’s;
    let them be restored as in the days of their youth’—
26 then that person can pray to God and find favor with him,
    they will see God’s face and shout for joy; he will restore them to full well-being.
27 And they will go to others and say, ‘I have sinned, I have perverted what is right,
    but I did not get what I deserved.
28 God has delivered me from going down to the pit, 
and I shall live to enjoy the light of life.’

       It's the hard part of the advice given to Job, there is a lot of truth contained in it, it's just rooted in the assumption that all of this is happening because of Job's iniquity. God restores and makes things new. I'm looking forward to the day of being restored to full well-being!!