Dr. Johnson. Org
You will be restored
If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored:
If you remove wickedness far from your tent and assign your nuggets to the
dust, your gold of Ophir to the rocks in the ravines, then the Almighty will be
your gold, the choicest silver for you. Surely then you will find delight in
the Almighty and will lift up your face to God. You will pray to him, and he
will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows. What you decide on will be done,
and light will shine on your ways. When men are brought low and you say, `Lift
them up!' then he will save the downcast. He will deliver even one who is not
innocent, who will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands. (Job
This is a conditional
promise for a backslider though wrongly addressed to Job by his friend who
misinterpreted his sufferings. There are some things that some believers want
to keep and cannot give to the Lord. These may or may not be material things.
Reluctance to give away these selfish things, they often suffer needless
agonies. In short they cannot deny themselves.
Jesus said, “If any man decides to follow me, Let him
deny himself, pick up the cross and follow me.”
This inability to deny
one results in lack of peace in the lives of many Christians. Many Christians
then backslide. This verse exhorts believers to make the Almighty their gold
and silver and see a marked change in their lives. With unwanted distractions
gone, one can concentrate on God, pray to him and have the confidence that God
has heard their prayer.
With faith you
can undertake Holy Spirit led endeavors and see them fulfilled. God himself
will see to it that darkness departs from you and light shines on your ways.
Not only that; your prayers for others will be effective. God will deliver
others who are not yet right with Him because of your right life with God. So
will you make the Lord your gold and silver if you have not yet done so? If you
already have done so, maintain your relationship with the Lord carefully for it
is a very precious treasure.
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