February 24, 2011

Job 24
Job moves the hide and seek with God from an individual basis to a corporate basis. “Look around,” he says, “Is justice accomplished in the land? No! The wicked get away with all kinds of immorality!” Land thieves, rustlers, abusers of the poor, kidnappers, murderers, adulterers and robbers are all getting away with their immorality! He leaves us feeling that there is no justice in the world. But verses 22-24 reveal that this life is not where justice is necessarily meted out. Like heads of grain we all wither and die, just and unjust alike. In the words of the title of R.G. Lee’s famous sermon, there is a “Payday Someday.” He dares his three friends to prove him wrong. And thus begins the last round of exchanges with his three so-called comforters.
So where is the glory of God in this? God is just. We will display His glory in one way or another. We shall be either a display of his justice at the final judgment at the Great White Throne, or we shall be a display of His mercy and grace both now and at the judgment seat of Christ. Interestingly enough, He gives us the choice of entering into either. Lord, I thank you for your mercy that I have found in your Son the Lord Jesus Christ! I choose to enter into the enablement of your grace so that you may display our glory in me both now and at the judgment seat of Christ! Indeed we serve a glorious King! Speak His glory to someone today!
--Pastor john