Scripture:
““You must defend my innocence, O God, since no one else will stand up for me.” Job 17:3 NLT
Observation:
In this passage, Job cries out for God to defend his innocence. He says that no one else will stand up for him. Job felt like he couldn’t trust anyone to step in and fight for him. Therefore, he relied on God to do what his friends wouldn’t, defend him. Job had tried to defend his innocence to his friends and now he was appealing to God.
Application:
When things are going wrong, we often feel like there is no one we can turn to. There are times of loneliness, when you feel like nobody is fighting for you and you are all by yourself. We must learn from Job to turn to God, who is our defender. Jesus is our defense attorney. We should never feel we have to defend our innocence. We should let God defend us.
Prayer:
Lord, You are faithful and true. You are awesome and I love You much. Teach me not to try to defend myself, but to rely on You to be my defense. You are better than me anyway. Teach me to rest and let You be my defender when accused of things.
Yours,
Jeff
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