CANNOT DO THAT IN MY OWN STRENGTH

Today's reading: Job 9-10

"Then I could speak to him without fear, but I cannot do that in my own strength." Job 9:35 NLT

This verse ends Job's reply to his friend Bildad.

Bildad had laid down some pretty nasty assumptions about Job possibly depending upon things other than God for his security.

Job knew the truth.

Job knew how useless that would be.

Job knew his only hope was in God--and at that particular time in life, Job was having a hard time wondering if He was still on his side.

So he speaks from the heart.

He questions all he knows.

He states God's greatness and restates his own weakness.

Then we have the closing verse of chapter nine...

Job states that he cannot talk to God in his own strength.

He hasn't got it in him to approach the Creator.

He isn't capable of talking outright to the Lord.

He couldn't possibly put together a sense-making sentence in the presence of God.

Nor could we!

Thank God, as saved, born again Christians, we have Jesus and the Holy Spirit!

Jesus's blood places a covering over us that makes us able to approach God--

The Holy Spirit envelops the words we speak and makes them into what God will hear and understand--

And because of that, God willingly accepts us into His throne room with any and all needs/questions/petitions/complaints we might have!

"Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need." Hebrews 4:16 NKJV