February 18, 2011

Job 18
Bildad speaks a second time describing the fate of the wicked. Of course in his ordered world, the wicked are soon punished for their sin, so Job must be guilty for he is obviously bearing the punishment of God. We know from the beginning of the book of Job and from the end of the book of Job that Bildad was incorrect. But is it not the glory of God to punish the sinner? Indeed it is. But punishment comes in His time. We must be very careful about drawing conclusions that someone’s poor circumstances are the punishment of God. Their poor circumstances could very well be the mercy of God. God could be using their poor circumstances to get their attention or to get our attention! The glory of God is often found as a result of poor circumstances! Indeed we serve a glorious King! Speak His glory to someone today!
--Pastor john