Read Job 13.
By this point, Job was already weary of debating with these
so-called friends. They proved to be of
no help. Indeed, Job compared them to
"worthless physicians". Or, as
Dr. Roy Zuck wrote, they were "worthless medical doctors with no
prescription to alleviate his pain" (Bible Knowledge Commentary). He wanted them to be quiet and just listen to
him.
Again, he expressed his greater desire to argue his case
directly with God. Job understood fully
the potential consequences of this request.
It had already been stated that no human being is a match for an
all-powerful, sovereign God. It could
cost him his life (verse 15).
His confidence remained in the fact that he had done nothing
wrong to justify this suffering. In
essence, Job continued to ask what every hurting person asks, "Why? What
did I do wrong? What did I do to deserve
this?" He even boldly asked that
his sins be enumerated.
In verse 26, Job mentioned the sins of his youth and questioning
the value of bringing that up against him.
God, of course, will not do that.
We who know Jesus and have experienced His forgiveness never
have to worry about God dredging up the sins of our past. Such plaguing thoughts do not come from
Him. Often the Evil One will remind us
those things to impose false guilt and seek to destroy our confidence. Our memories of the past should quickly shift
to the grace extended to us by faith in Jesus.
To be forgiven by God means our record is clean with Him.
"'Come now, let us reason together,' says the LORD:
though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; thought they
are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.'" (Isaiah 1:18)
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