When We Sin, We Must Trust In Our ‘Redeemer’ - The Lord Jesus Christ

‘If you have sinned’ (Job 35:6). Let’s think about Job, Jesus and ourselves. (a) ‘Job feared God and shunned evil’ (Job 1:1). He was not being singled out for special punishment - because he was much more sinful than anyone else. This does not mean he had never sinned (Job 7:21; 13:26). (b) There is only One Man ‘without sin’ - our Lord Jesus Christ (Hebrews 4:14-16). Did this mean that Jesus did not suffer? No! - ‘He suffered for us...He bore our sins...He died for us...He died for our sins’ (1 Peter 2:21-24; Romans 5:8; 1 Corinthians 15:3). (c) There’s no ‘if’ about it! When we sin - What are we to do? Like Job, we must trust in our ‘Redeemer’ - the Lord Jesus Christ (Job 19:25). He gives ‘quietness’ and ‘songs in the night’ (Job 34:29; 35:10). ‘Be still and know that He is God. Shout for joy to Him’ (Psalms 46:10; 98:4).

"God speaks to us ... "

God speaks to us of His love. He tells us that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

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Job 38:39- 40:14

"I am unworthy - how can I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth...I have no answer...I will say no more" (40:3-5). God speaks to us about our sin: "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." He tells us that "all our righteous acts are like filthy rags." Why does God speak to us like this? He speaks "so that every mouth may be silenced" (Romans 3:23, 19; Isaiah 64:6). We must stop talking about our own righteousness and start listening to what God is saying to us. He speaks to us of "His love." He tells us that, "while we were sinners, Christ died for us." This is Good News - "the blood of Jesus, God's Son, cleanses us from all sin." No more excuses - "I'm not such a bad person. I'm really quite good!" Let's "confess our sins" and receive God's forgiveness (Romans 5:8; 1 John 1:7-10).