Job Stands Accused

Job 22: 21 – 22
21 “Submit to God and be at peace with him; in this way prosperity will come to you.
22 Accept instruction from his mouth and lay up his words in your heart.

Further Reading
Job complains of unkind treatment – Job 19: 1 -7
God was the author of his afflictions – Job 19:8 – 22
Job’s belief in the resurrection – Job 19: 23 – 29
Zophar speaks of the short – lived joy of the wicked – Job 20: 1 – 9
The ruin and the portion of the wicked – Job 20: 10  - 29
Job entreats attention – Job 21: 1 – 6
The prosperity of the wicked – Job 21: 7 – 16
The dealings of God’s providence – Job 21: 17 – 26
The judgment of the wicked – Job 21: 17 – 34
Eliphaz shows that man’s goodness does not profit God – Job 22: 1 – 4

For Thought
Life makes sense only when we learn to see it from God’s point of view. This is what turned the tide for Job, and this is what will turn the tide for you. Is life unfair to you? Then lock at it from God’s perspective. Now what do you see?

Contemplation
“…keeping a clear consceience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.” (1 Pet. 3:16)