“For I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the fatherless child who had no one to support him. The dying blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart rejoice. I clothed myself in righteousness, and it enveloped me; my just decisions were like a robe and a turban. I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame. I was a father to the needy, and I examined the case of the stranger.”
Job 29:12-16 CSB
I have felt like Job before …fully and thoughtfully reviewing my performance and seeing nothing but good… that was shortly before God revealed what my motivations were. I had no idea that pride was driving much of my good works! I actually think, that was not the case with Job, I think he was a good guy. But this reminded me of how blind I can be to my own reality.
More importantly, it reminded me that God carefully and lovingly walks with us on the road to sanctification. He doesn’t point us in a direction and tell us to go…but He is with us every step of the way, revealing reality slowly so that we can be made new, one layer at a time.
God is so patient with us, lovingly opening our eyes to the next failing He wants us to surrender to Him. He then reshapes us to resemble Jesus just a little bit more, then on to the next, and the next, and the next…
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