Thursday, November 12, 2009

At least there ...

As I am overhearing Elihu speaking to the suffering Job there are moments when I hear Elihu as correct such as his advice to the suffering in Job 37:24-29.

Remember to extol his (God's) work,
of which mortals have sung.
All people have looked on it;
everyone watches it from far away.
Surely God is great, and we do not know him;
the number of his years is unsearchable.
For he draws up the drops of water;
he distills his mist in rain,
which the skies pour down
and drop upon mortals abundantly.
Can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds,
the thunderings of his pavilion?

Or Job 35:8 reasonably speaks to me: "Your wickedness affects others like you, and your righteousness, other human beings" (Job 35:8).

Yes, we are always to be of praise to God if for nothing else than just giving us today. And our behavior does have affect upon others. At least there Elihu is accurate.

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