Job 6:28 (KJV)
Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.
John Gill comments on this verse:
"Job addresses them in a respectful manner, and entreats them they would be so kind as to look favourably on him, and entertain better thoughts of him; and give a fresh and friendly hearing of his case..."
Job respectfully pleaded with his friends to consider that they had judged him unfairly. He simply asked them to look honestly at his life and believe that he was telling the truth.
It made no difference.
The remainder of the book is filled with accusation after accusation. Job explained his motives, defended his integrity, and answered their charges, yet his words fell on deaf ears. His friends had already reached their conclusions.
So it is at times in our own lives.
We ask those who oppose us to refrain from assuming the worst. We sincerely explain our motives and our desires. We do our best to help them understand what we believe is really happening. We hope that one more conversation will finally resolve the misunderstanding.
Sometimes it does.
Often it does not.
Job could not simply walk away from the discussion. He continued answering his friends, but throughout it all he also continued speaking to the Lord. God was present through every accusation, every defense, and every painful exchange, though He remained silent.
Then, in His perfect time, the Lord entered the conversation.
What man could not resolve, God settled. The arguments ceased. The friends had no reply. Instead, the Lord instructed Job to pray for those who had wounded him, and afterward He restored and blessed His servant.
There are conversations we cannot avoid and accusations we cannot immediately silence. Faithfulness is not always found in escaping the debate but in patiently waiting for the Lord while we endure it. God may not speak when we wish He would, but when He does, His word accomplishes what ours never could.
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