JOB 8 – THE WILL OF GOD

JOB 8 FULL

Job chapter 8 sees the introduction of another of Job’s friends, namely, Bildad.

We see that he like Eliphaz is under the understandable impression that God, has inflicted such horrors on Job because of some sin he has committed. Again however we know this is not the case from the first chapter. Something that hit me when reading this is this, it is so important to seek out the will of God for a particular situation, since we know that Bildad was wrong (I am not saying that friendly advice is no use), we must always seek God, on any given situation; Lord what is going on here? Lord where do I go?

I share a personal experience with regards to university.

I really, really, no really wanted to go to Birmingham (shout out to any brummies reading –  I could have been one of you!). However I knew so strongly that Manchester was where God wanted me to be, now I really did not want to stay in my home city, like really did not want to stay (Manchester I still love you) Manchester was just an insurance option, but up to the decision time, I was so pulled by God. I did not receive a vision in the dead of night (although I really want one of those ‘Thus says God” moments!) nor did I get a voice telling me “stay in Manchester Cory” (booming voice) but there was an immense, powerful tug on my will and my emotions up to the point of the night before decision time, I was really wrestling with God, “nooooooooooo, God noooooooooo, I want to goooooooo”, but I knew it was not his will, and he had placed me here.

I say this to say that knowing the will of God for a situation is so important!

Listen to the Apostle Paul in his letter to an early Christian church in the first century in Rome, the then capital of the world.

I appeal to you therefore, brothers,by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.Do not be conformed to this world,but be transformed bythe renewal of your mind, that by testing you maydiscern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Romans 12:1-2

ROMANS 12 IN FULL

Here the last part - ‘you maydiscern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect’

SEEK HIS WILL IN ALL SITUATIONS!

Proverbs chapter 3 verses 5-6 say it like this

Trust in the LORD with all your heart,
anddo not lean on your own understanding.
In all your waysacknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.