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Job 21:15

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And the evil people say,\par ‘Who is God All-Powerful?\par We don’t need to serve him!\par It won’t help to pray to him!’\par

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Those people told God,\par ‘Leave us alone!\par God All-Powerful can’t do anything to us!’\par

Does your living right help God? No!\par Does God All-Powerful gain anything\par if you follow him? No!\par

Why do I say that?\par Because Job says,\par ‘A person will gain nothing\par if he tries to please God.’\par

And Job, you ask God,\par ‘What will a person gain\par if he tries to please God?\par What good will it do me\par if I don’t sin?’\par

Those people say,\par “We will say the right lies\par and become very important.\par We know what to say,\par so that no one will be our master.”\par

So why should I make my heart pure?\par Why should I make my hands clean?\par

But Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord? Why should I obey him? Why should I let Israel go? I don’t even know who this Lord is, so I refuse to let Israel go.”

If I have more than I need, then I will think I don’t need you. But if I am poor then I might steal. Then I will bring shame to the name of God.

Stop seeing things that will really happen! Get out of our way! Stop telling us about the Holy One of Israel.”

I did not speak in secret.\par I have spoken freely.\par I did not hide my words\par in a dark place of the world.\par I did not tell the people of Jacob\par to look for me in empty places.\par I am the Lord, and I speak the truth.\par I say things that are true.”\par

One bad thing followed another.\par And lies followed lies.\par The people refused to know me.”\par The Lord said those things.\par

\{I gave food to the Israelites.\} They ate that food. They became full and satisfied. They became proud. And they forgot me!

You said, “It is useless to worship the Lord. We did the things the Lord told us— but we didn’t gain anything. We were sad \{for our sins\} like people crying at a funeral. But it didn’t help.

“Continue to ask, and God will give to you. Continue to search, and you will find. Continue to knock, and the door will open for you.

You have never asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive. And you will be truly happy.




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