The David Spoon Experience 11-13-23 part 2

1) As we conclude the book of Job, we fully understand what God requires from Job’s three poor comforters. Job would be the one who intercedes for them. They represented God, but incorrectly, which should be a lesson to each and every one of us. Before we step in and say, “This is why God has allowed this,” we better make sure that that is indeed why God has allowed it. So, the Lord tells the three miserable comforters to ask Job to pray for them, and He will accept his prayer on their behalf. The big lesson here is to understand that God will accept prayers on behalf of others.

2) It doesn’t take a lot of brilliance to understand that Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar did exactly as God told them to do. If the Lord speaks to you, it’s not a time for negotiation; it’s a time for obedience. In fact, if God gives you a sign and you don’t respond, it is a sign of disobedience. We all pray to God, asking Him to show us this and that. But when He does, and we don’t respond, we are dishonoring Him.

3) Now, here’s where we get to the interesting part. When Job prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes. What does that mean? It means that when Job took it upon himself to pray on behalf of others, God restored Job’s status and identity. Perhaps this should be one of the great lessons of the book of Job: praying for others and on their behalf brings about restoration from God on our behalf. Do we think it is an accident that Jesus said, “Love one another as I have loved you,” or do we understand that this principle is continually in play?