Job
27 – 28
Verses 27:4 & 5 is the root of Job’s frustrations with
his friends:
4 My lips
will not let lies escape them,
and my tongue will not form deceit.
5 So I will never concede that you three are right.
Until the day I die, I will not abandon my integrity just to
appease you.
In
this case Job is right, but how many times have these words left or lips and we
were dead wrong? I know it has for me on many occasions, where most of the time
I must humble myself and admit the fault. Job has had a ton of dialog between
these three and they just remain trenched in their beliefs. I must commend Job,
since most would eventually say these three says it’s so therefore it must be.
Think
about that today, in the world of “propaganda” it’s called “the bandwagon”
where everyone is “jumping on” since that’s the truth. We see this often used
in elections where the right view will be suppressed, since the other candidate
creates a “bandwagon” that is going the wrong direction but is too pretty not
to want. Unfortunately you say “propaganda” and you imply Nazi, because of
their effective use leading up to and in WWII. Study what all the techniques
are and you’d be surprised how they are used today, by almost everyone wanting
your money.
Verse
28:28 talks about wisdom:
And to humankind,
He said, “Now, the fear of the Lord is wisdom,
and to depart from evil is understanding.”
I think the most undervalued gift of God’s
is wisdom. We see Solomon can be granted anything he wanted by God and he asks
for wisdom. He saw its value! With us on the other hand, we tend to ask for
stuff. Wisdom is something that age doesn’t bring, especially if wasted in
life’s purists. No we must strive for obtaining it. Sure in my case I may have
some wise thoughts, but most of mine are from a “wise guy” and have little value.
The best way I have found to gain wisdom is
to read, and read a bunch. Each night I have put aside the television and
focuses on reading my Bible and other helpful books. It’s amazing the peace you
have sleeping after doing that. Avoid the idiot box, and learn everything you
can!!
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