The Error Made by Job's Friends

Do you really think God to be so harsh a taskmaster that He would punish you instead of healing you? Do you expect to meet with condemnation rather than acceptance despite the Holy blood, the forgiven sin, the free pardon of grace?

Remember the error made by Job's friends, and do not fall to the same deception. Each of Job's counselors analyzed Job in order to discover some sin or shortcoming that had caused his misfortune. Their conclusions were wrong although their counsel was good. You have fallen to a similar misconception.

Physical pain is not punishment. Give up your guilt; its stain is cleansed by the blood of Christ. Is there any stain of guilt that God cannot cleanse through the blood of Jesus Christ? Is anything too difficult for Him? Is there any sinner who, having confessed and asked forgiveness in Jesus' Name, is denied? Give up your self-condemnation. You are not weak, you are strong in Him.

Remember: make no plea but the blood of Jesus. No effort of yours can cleanse or heal. He is your healer. He has purchased your salvation. He is with you wherever you go. The path before you is not too difficult for you because the Almighty God Himself will help you.

He Answers Us With Awesome Deeds

When Jesus says, "Come unto me," how often you misunderstand.

You believe that He is after an obedience that will entail self-sacrifice and drudgery.

Look into His eyes, Beloved, and see the truth; your Lord desires your love. Worldly escapes provide suppression of your fears, but in God's presence you will find your fears calmed.

Will you run away? Or would you prefer to stand in His presence and watch in awe as He speaks peace over the storm tossed waves?

Scripture: "Blessed are those you choose and bring near to live in your courts! We are filled with the good things of your house, of your holy temple. You answer us with awesome deeds of righteousness, O God our Savior... who stilled the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil..." Psalm 65:4, 5a, 7

Fall Back, Press On

Dear One, you do not recognize the full extent of your fears, or the fact that you are drawing erroneous conclusions based on those fears. Your goal has become to reach a place of safety through hard work and human effort. You cannot do it; and even if you were to succeed, your thought patterns would be just as much in error as they are now, but on the other end of the spectrum. You would only move from a perspective of false fear to one of false confidence. Place your trust in the Lord instead.

Fall back into His arms, but press on toward the goal of oneness with Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit’s presence within you.

Scripture: Psalm 138