THE GAP IS FILLED

READING: JOB 9:23-35

Verse 33: “Nor is there any mediator between us, who may lay his hand on us both.”

There are times when experiences recorded in the Old Testament can cause Christians to be grateful and to appreciate our provision in Christ. Job 9 relates Job feeling very rejected by the Lord and wanting to hear from Him. He expresses a bitter complaint that there is no mediator between himself and the Lord. Today, through the love and sacrifice of our Savior, provision has been made that we need not experience the isolation and rejection that Job felt. We have access to the Mediator that Job so desperately wanted. The following quote of 1 Timothy 2:5 makes the point. “For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Jesus Christ.” At times people may feel isolated from God as Job did, but we have the assurance that he lacked. Jesus our mediator is faithful to intercede and intervene in our behalf. That’s a thought – about God’s Word.

RESPONSE

1. What does it mean to you personally to have Jesus as your mediator?

2. Is there a way that you are equipped for spiritual mediation?