S - It stopped but I could not tell what it was. A form stood before my eyes, and I heard a hushed voice. Job 4:16
O - It seems that Satan isn't done tormenting Job. He uses a weakness in Job's friend and visits him at night to feed Eliphas' self-righteousness and judgement of Job. Eliphas has a very legalistic mindset when it comes to how God works. A + B = C.. Job is getting punished.. therefore he must have sinned. The problem (other than the fact that he's totally wrong) is in the fact that he's accusing Job as though he has never sinned himself, AND he has no concept of God's great plan.
A - Ahh!! This one speaks so close to home. I grew up in a VERY conservative and legalistic church and I ended up thinking that our view was the authority on scripture. We believed so much of A+B = C.. I was sooooo judgemental of others.. Eliphas is basically just saying to Job's face the stuff that I would have thought in my mind, all the while ignoring the GIANT plank in my own eye.
K - Lord forgive my self-righteousness. Teach me how to come beside my brothers and sisters to encourage in a way that helps them see you're great plan, rather than try to do your job and post out their sins.
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