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Bildad makes
me mad. Look at where Job had brought
himself in the last chapter. Job has
managed to remember the path to hope. He
has managed to remember to focus back upon God.
He has remembered how to turn his eyes back upon God.
Enter
Bildad. Rather than rejoice with Job and
his ability to turn to God, Bildad begins to tell Job how evil he is because he
is suffering. Rather than celebrate Job’s
ability to maintain his relationship with God in spite of his troubles, Bildad
accuses him of being wrong. With friends
like Bildad, Job certainly doesn’t need enemies!
There is a
great lesson here. Bildad isn’t about
leading people to God, Bildad is about being right. That’s an incredible distinction to learn to
make when evaluating spiritual people.
What is the motivation for their teaching? Are they open to God and allowing God to
reach people in His way or do they force people to always see things their own
way? Spiritual people should be about being
God’s hands and feet and letting God be the master.
This is also
a good lesson to learn when mentoring.
When someone draws closer to God, we should celebrate it! It isn’t about whether or not I had a hand in
the person growing closer to God, it is all about the person growing closer to
God in the first place. That’s the key.
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