Year 5, Day 120: Job 26

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Discipleship Focus: In

• In: This is the word we use to express our relationships with our spiritual family.  These are often the people who hold us spiritually accountable.  They are the ones to whom we typically go for discussion and discernment.  These are the ones with whom we learn to share leadership.  They are the ones with whom we become family on mission.

I’ve talked about In a lot since beginning Job, probably more so in Job than in any other book.  But I think this is a really important dynamic to at least the first half of the book of Job.  When the chips are down, we need people around us.  When we are struggling, we need our In.  When we are spending all sorts of time pondering our life, we need people who can be there beside us.

Look at Job’s continued complaints regarding his friends all throughout Job and in the opening verses of this chapter.  Job complains that his people aren’t listening to him.  He complains that they are just here to prove their point to him rather than walk with him.  They are there to convict him without even listening to whether or not conviction is even necessary in the first place!

I think this is a huge point to consider as we look out into the world.  Yes, we are all sinners.  Yes, every one of us need to repent and change of our ways.  But the truth is that we don’t need that rubbed in our face all the time.  What we need is people who can listen to us, walk beside us, encourage us, and correct us when needed.

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