God's Looking for a Few Good Men
As I was reading through Job this morning I began to realize how deep this man's character was. His integrity and uprightness came from the core of his inner being - and he knew it. When his friends misdiagnosed his suffering as a result of his wickedness and secret sins he responded to their verbal accusations by saying: "I will never concede that you are right; I will defend my integrity until I die. I will maintain my innocence without wavering. My conscience is clear for as long as I live." Job 27:5-65 NLT
As I kept reading I noticed the righteous character of Job (especially as seen in chapters 29 and 31). Job was a man:
As I kept reading I noticed the righteous character of Job (especially as seen in chapters 29 and 31). Job was a man:
- of compassion
- of justice
- who would not lust after women
- who was honest (without deceit or falsehood)
- who was faithful to his wife
- who treated his employees with dignity and fairness
- who helped the poor, the widow, and the fatherless
- who trusted God for his security and not his wealth
- who did not worship any other god
- who did not hold grudges nor seek revenge on those who opposed him
- who was hospitable
- who would confess his sins to others not caring about his public image
As I read those two chapters God impressed in my heart to pray for the men in our church - That He would raise this kind of men in our church. So I did. Then I looked inward and prayed that God would make of me this kind of man.
That was one of the first books in the bible I read completely on my way up to camp Kulaqua in 1998 and I must say that it is one of my favorite books in the bible. I was humbled on Job's character. When we have a tiny problem we cry out to God "Why?" yet Job not once did he sin in thought or action during his trials. From this I learned that ONLY God gives & takes away, naked I came & naked I shall leave, and all I have is HIS!
ReplyDeleteI will also pray for the men in your church, as well as for the men in our church and for the potential men that our daughters will choose to marry :-]
God Bless,
Angie O.
Amen Angie. We need to pray that our children would marry godly/kingdom building men and women, not just nice guys and gals.
ReplyDeleteMandy