The Warning
Elihu points out to Job that he has been talking too much about the judgment of the wicked. He also tells Job that he had better watch out for himself, so he’s not lured away from his position with God. How could that happen? It happened by leaning on his own sufficiency and being drawn aside from dealing with his own sin, because of the “greatness of the Ransom.” All of his riches, whether material or spiritual, all of his strength, wouldn’t sustain him during his times of distress. Only the Lord can bring us into the “spacious place that is free from restriction.”
The greatest danger to each one of us is our “self-sufficiency.” Once we have dealt with that and have learned to draw on the sufficiency of God, it’s possible to be drawn aside, from our dependence on Him, by the very sufficiency He has given us!
Sometimes it seems like we can only grab hold of one aspect at a time of the stupendous sacrifice of Christ and the awful holiness of God. We are often either walking in a measure of bondage, judging our fellowship with God by our obedience. Or else we’re living in the grace of God, and the value of the shed blood of His Son are realized to such an extent we fail to deal severely with our sin and disobedience in our daily walk.
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Elihu Presents God’s Warning
The Warning
Elihu points out to Job that he has been talking too much about the judgment of the wicked. He also tells Job that he had better watch out for himself, so he’s not lured away from his position with God. How could that happen? It happened by leaning on his own sufficiency and being drawn aside from dealing with his own sin, because of the “greatness of the Ransom.” All of his riches, whether material or spiritual, all of his strength, wouldn’t sustain him during his times of distress. Only the Lord can bring us into the “spacious place that is free from restriction.”
The greatest danger to each one of us is our “self-sufficiency.” Once we have dealt with that and have learned to draw on the sufficiency of God, it’s possible to be drawn aside, from our dependence on Him, by the very sufficiency He has given us!
Sometimes it seems like we can only grab hold of one aspect at a time of the stupendous sacrifice of Christ and the awful holiness of God. We are often either walking in a measure of bondage, judging our fellowship with God by our obedience. Or else we’re living in the grace of God, and the value of the shed blood of His Son are realized to such an extent we fail to deal severely with our sin and disobedience in our daily walk.
If you’re interested, you can download the whole study of Job.
Other Bible Studies and Commentary are available at http://doulos-studies.info.
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