Job 9:33 - It's Who You Know That Counts

Job 9:33
If only there were someone to mediate between us, someone to bring us together...

Sometimes it truly is "Who you know" that counts. Knowing the right person can open doors for you that you thought were closed forever.

Job knew that he was innocent of whatever it was that had caused him all the grief, pain and suffering he had been experiencing. But, he also knew that because God was so powerful, so just, so wise, so mighty, that if he approached God to plead his case, God would have had no reason to hear him.

And -- if somehow God did listen to him, Job said, "Even my own mouth would pronounce me guilty. Though I am blameless, it would prove me wicked."

Job felt like there was no help -- like he had fallen so far down that no matter what he did, there was no fixing it.

Many of us have been there right next to Job.

Has there been a point in your life where you thought there was no "fixing it?" Have you reached a new level of low deeper than you thought low could be?

We sometimes find ourselves in situations where there is no way we can get ourselves out of our own "mess." We find ourselves, unworthy, unable, unloved. We look to God for help, and realize He is beyond our reach . . .  He could never tolerate our guilt -- our sins -- our stink!

We find ourselves right next to Job, and cry out with him, "If only there was a mediator between us!" We see a need for someone else -- someone God would listen to -- who could plead our case for us. Someone to stand between us and God's glory -- God's righteousness -- God's justice!

In our darkest hours, and from our lowest depths, we see a need. And so does . . .  GOD!

Even while we were deep in our sins, God saw the same need -- saw the need for someone who could bridge the distance between us and Him -- someone who could answer Job's (and our) plea!

Romans 5:8:  But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

1 Timothy 2:3-6:  This is good and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time.