“For I have stayed on God’s paths; I have followed his ways
and not turned aside. I have not departed from his commands, but have treasured
his words more than daily food.” Job 23:11-12 (NLT)
Job’s friend Eliphaz is pushing him to
admit that his sin has caused the calamity he has experienced. In Job’s
response he vacillates between expecting death to expecting God to entertain
his arguments regarding his situation and various other reactions between.
These two verses are important to the modern day believer because they hammer
home for us our responsibility to live a life set apart from this world.
Job first announces that he has “stayed on
God’s path”. Following his ways will enable us to do that. We are to follow the
ways of Christ and not turn to the left or the right. That simply means that we
are to stay focused on the Lord and the path he has laid out before us. It is
when we allow ourselves to become distracted that we go off on rabbit trails
that dim our focus and wear us out. They
come to nothing and should be avoided.
We are to find our nourishment, albeit
spiritual in nature, from the daily ingesting of God’s word. Simply reading it
is a useless exercise if we read for reading sake alone. Reading God’s word
should be an exciting adventure as we learn of new things regarding our
Lord. The Old Testament gives us our
history and the New Testament reveals God’s grace and how we should live as
ambassadors to Christ. Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing!
Resource:
Lucado Life Lessons Study Bible; The Life Application Study Bible.
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