Men give opinions; however, God has the final say. There’s no doubt that many people use religion for selfish interests. This contributes to why many people fail to see God’s movement in their lives or situations. We have relegated every issue to sins or curses; therefore, our anxiety has climaxed in the wrong direction. Though I will not disagree that our sin surely contributes to a few problems, the remedy for that is as simple as breathing.
The Grace of God. “If we admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just (true to His own nature and promises) and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness . 1 John 1:9
Religious leaders have made us believe that God is the one punishing us because we fell into sin, or maybe because we fail to give God money to eat. Many people are also destroying themselves because of the fear of what is not the mind of Christ, which would never have existed if it weren’t for fear. In other words, the book of Job was right when he declared that “What I fear most has finally come upon me.” Job’s inability to deal with his fear and rightly blamed on the enemy, not God, causes his stagnation for a while. Job’s friends took advantage of his inability to see that God is not behind his woes, and they dealt with him mercilessly, and compounded his fear to the point of depression, like many overseers or Bishops are doing to ignorant believers in Christ today.
Believers in Christ, put the issue of age aside and take a stand
“So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous (upright and in right standing with God) in his own eyes.
Elihu, son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became indignant. His indignation was kindled against Job because he justified himself rather than God …
Many of us tend to hold on to the idea that God is the one testing Job. I agree, but we should also not overlook that Job loss of focus kept him in the trial for a longer period. I prophesy to you this morning, every trick the enemy has used to make you blind and make you believe that God is behind your woes shall be destroyed in the name of Jesus. What God restored to Job was because of His covenant with Job, not because Job passed the test.
“Also against three friends was anger kindled, because they had found no answer , and yet they had declared him to be in the wrong .
Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were older than he was. But when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouths of these three men, he became angry. Then Elihu, son of Barachel the Buzite, said, I am young, and you are aged; for that reason, I was timid and restrained and dared not declare my opinion to you. I said, age should speak, and a multitude of years should teach wisdom . But there is , a spirit in man, and the breath of the Almighty gives men understanding. It is not the great who are wise, nor the aged who understand justice. So I say, Listen to me; I also will give you my opinion and my knowledge. Job 32:1-10.
Anytime you see your elders or overseers demonstrating craziness and neglecting their assignment because of their belly, dare to intervene. Why? Because the scripture made it clear that, “And it shall come to pass in the last days, God declares, that I will pour out of My Spirit upon all mankind, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy and your young men shall see visions (divinely granted appearances), and your old men shall dream dreams. Act2:17.
The last day is here; take a stand; the Spirit upon you is not for accumulating unrighteous wealth in various Redemption and Shiloh camps, it is to expose and deal with the kingdom of darkness.
