We Cannot Separate God From Truth….

Eliphaz’s 1st response to Job is full of truth. The problem is Eliphaz doesn’t know the Author of this truth personally. Eliphaz is telling Job to confess his sin, and all of this will go away: “This kind of stuff doesn’t happen to a righteous man”. Even though his words accurately describe God, if he knew Him personally, his approach wouldn’t have come across as though he was more “righteous” than Job. This is the problem when we put truth itself, ahead of God Himself. We cannot separate God from Truth, because God is Truth, but yet we try and end up creating chaos. We don’t have life figured out. God does. So by being dependent on Him for the next few steps, we treat others with respect by remaining humble. How many times do we get caught up in speaking truth to people, but yet forget the Person behind the truth? Truth matters, knowing God personally matters more, because we draw it from the Source. It makes us treat others in ways that not only please God, but also benefits mankind. God keeps Truth in proper perspective. We cannot separate Truth from God, if we do we separate God’s perspective from our misguided perception of how relationships really work. Truth is not a weapon to destroy, rather it’s a tool to heal. Eliphaz misapplied to Job what he knew about God, and it created chaos in the relationship between the two of them. And worse yet, it created chaos between Eliphaz and God. Be careful when using God’s word with others, if we are not right with God ourselves, we may end up hurting others more than bringing healing to them (which they need). Being right with God gives us the right perspective of what God actually wants. And that is to restore peace in the lives of all human beings. Don’t taint God’s truth by misapplying it from your own perspective, rather use His perspective and it will accomplish His purpose.

People are born for trouble as readily as sparks fly up from a fire. 8 “If I were you, I would go to God and present my case to Him.9 He does great things too marvelous to understand.He performs countless miracles.10 He gives rain for the earth and water for the fields.11 He gives prosperity to the poor and protects those who suffer.12 He frustrates the plans of schemers so the work of their hands will not succeed.13 He traps the wise in their own cleverness so their cunning schemes are thwarted.14 They find it is dark in the daytime,and they grope at noon as if it were night.15 He rescues the poor from the cutting words of the strong,and rescues them from the clutches of the powerful.16 And so at last the poor have hope,and the snapping jaws of the wicked are shut. 17 “But consider the joy of those corrected by God!Do not despise the discipline of the Almighty when you sin.18 For though He wounds, He also bandages.He strikes, but His hands also heal. Job 5:7-18

35 Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean He no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? 36 (As the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.”) 37 NO, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. Romans 8:35-37