Amos Rails against Injustice
God Is Not Fooled
Job 13:7-12 The Message
6-12 “Listen now while I make my case,
consider my side of things for a change.
Or are you going to keep on lying ‘to do God a service’?
to make up stories ‘to get him off the hook’?
Why do you always take his side?
Do you think he needs a lawyer to defend himself?
How would you fare if you were in the dock?
Your lies might convince a jury—but would they
convince God?
He’d reprimand you on the spot
if he detected a bias in your witness.
Doesn’t his splendor put you in awe?
Aren’t you afraid to speak cheap lies before him?
Your wise sayings are knickknack wisdom,
good for nothing but gathering dust.
consider my side of things for a change.
Or are you going to keep on lying ‘to do God a service’?
to make up stories ‘to get him off the hook’?
Why do you always take his side?
Do you think he needs a lawyer to defend himself?
How would you fare if you were in the dock?
Your lies might convince a jury—but would they
convince God?
He’d reprimand you on the spot
if he detected a bias in your witness.
Doesn’t his splendor put you in awe?
Aren’t you afraid to speak cheap lies before him?
Your wise sayings are knickknack wisdom,
good for nothing but gathering dust.
Living in defense of God!
Have you ever been put in a situation where you felt compelled to defend God? How does one go about defending God? What could you possibly say?
Nothing!
Those who apologize for God misunderstand God. Those who rationalize the mystery of God do God no justice. Those who quote scripture out of context in defense of an irrational assumption about the nature of God bear false witness to God. Those who justify hate by evoking God's name, blaspheme. Those who cast stones in the name of God do not know the love of God.
God needs no defenders. God needs obedient, humble people who seek justice, compassion, forgiveness, and mercy to live in the household of God. God's household needs no justification but the Grace of God and the faith of God's servants.
Pray
Have you ever been put in a situation where you felt compelled to defend God? How does one go about defending God? What could you possibly say?
Nothing!
Those who apologize for God misunderstand God. Those who rationalize the mystery of God do God no justice. Those who quote scripture out of context in defense of an irrational assumption about the nature of God bear false witness to God. Those who justify hate by evoking God's name, blaspheme. Those who cast stones in the name of God do not know the love of God.
God needs no defenders. God needs obedient, humble people who seek justice, compassion, forgiveness, and mercy to live in the household of God. God's household needs no justification but the Grace of God and the faith of God's servants.
Pray
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