Job 11Zophar is guilty of only seeing what has happened to Job and assuming that it proved that Job has acted foolishly and brought this tragedy upon himself. He urges Job to repent. Job lived in ignorant times, and there was a lot about God and his plan that Job did not know. But he knew God, and had a relationship with him. God’s grace reached beyond Job’s ignorance and touched him. His sickness, and all the “bad luck” that he had did not change that relationship. Zophar did not see things correctly because he failed to see Job from God’s eyes. “Man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart” (1 Samuel 16:7).
LORD, give us insight into the hearts of people. Help us to see them as you do.
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