Good morning, John,
Last night was so good. Jesus has given you a real understanding of Job’s heart, and his righteous friends’ hearts, and you are passing that understanding on to us. But more importantly, I feel we are learning God’s heart and the importance of waiting on Him before we pass judgment on anyone, including ourselves.
One thing you emphasized last night was that we can not know anything about ourselves or others, and why we may be going through something, unless God lets us know. That is a simple truth, but it’s such an important lesson: Don’t make any kind of judgment unless you hear from God. We don’t know any situation unless the holy Ghost reveals it. You taught us that part of Job’s patience was that he was determined not to make any judgment or assumption about why he had been so afflicted until he heard from God! Job’s friends thought that they knew why God was afflicting Job, but without hearing from God, they were only adding to his affliction, and making him feel worse.
Second important lesson from last night: “Knowing God’s voice is knowing God”. We learned the reason Job knew the difference between what his friends were telling him and what God had revealed to him was because he knew his Shepherd’s voice, and that was not the same voice he heard speaking through his friends. Even though the things his friends told him were said with the best intentions, and were mostly true, Job knew they were not from God. He knew the difference between his friends’ good thoughts, and what the Lord had revealed to him from heaven.
Knowing God’s voice is what saved Job, and it will save us! I am thankful just to know that God is still speaking to us, just as he spoke to Job. When you are teaching us wonderful lessons like you did last night, I am thankful that I recognize my shepherd’s voice coming through those teachings, and my heart can take in those wonderful lessons.
I am thankful for having a true minister that is teaching us how to know God’s voice, and for the pureness and cleanness of the good food we’ve been given. No bones to pick through! Last night’s lessons have left a clean feeling in my heart this morning.
Lee Ann