“This is what the wicked will receive from God; this is their inheritance from the Almighty. They may have many children, but the children will die in war or starve to death. Those who survive will die of a plague, and not even their widows will mourn them. “Evil people may have piles of money and may store away mounds of clothing. But the righteous will wear that clothing, and the innocent will divide that money. The wicked build houses as fragile as a spider’s web, as flimsy as a shelter made of branches. The wicked go to bed rich but wake to find that all their wealth is gone. Terror overwhelms them like a flood, and they are blown away in the storms of the night. The east wind carries them away, and they are gone. It sweeps them away. It whirls down on them without mercy. They struggle to flee from its power. But everyone jeers at them and mocks them. [Job 27.13-23]
Pride blinds.
In Job's words here, he is describing what the wicked will receive from God.
Did Job not realize that what he described was himself almost down the line?
His children died.
He had piles of money.
Terror overwhelmed him.
How could Job not see that he was describing himself? One simple word answers this question: pride.
Job's story should teach us a very important lesson: pride blinds us.
Father, help me to see myself as the Word reveals I am. May I be found repentant and humble.
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