There is a great similarity between Job’s ‘comforters’ and the
Pharisees. Job’s ‘comforters’ say, “Should God then reward you on your
terms, when you refuse to repent? … Job speaks without knowledge; his
words lack insight … To his sin, he adds rebellion … and multiplies his
words against God” (Job 34:33-37). To the Pharisees, Jesus says, “Woe to
you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the
door of the Kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not
enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to” (Matthew
23:13-14). There is, however, a better way – “You save the humble but
bring low those whose eyes are haughty” (Psalm 18:27).
Psalm 48:1-14 Lord, we worship You in the place of worship – “Within Your Temple, we meditate on Your unfailing love.” Help us to go out from there, and play our part in seeing that Your praise “reaches to the ends of the earth” (Psalm 48:: 9-11). How will other people know of Your love, if we don’t tell them? How will they find their way to Your House, if we don’t invite them? When we share Your Word with others, help us to remember Your promise: “My Word… will not return to Me empty, but will… achieve the purpose for which I sent it” (Isaiah 55:11).
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