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September 15th 2020

David_Orr • September 15, 2020
The Light
If you think Job is talking about God in this part of this chapter he isn’t: he is describing mining. How a man digs caverns in the ground carrying a light with him searching for all kinds of precious things. Gold and silver, diamonds, rubies, amethysts, and jade are all buried deep in the darkness of the earth. Right after job explains how the treasures buried under the earth he asks us - ' “But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? ' Job 28:12 ESV Wisdom is much more precious than all those things Job named off but Where Do We FIND WISDOM? What Job was explaining was about mining riches out of the earth: Wasn’t it? Job’s brush was flying – painting Light on that dark canvas! He was in the darkness and he came to understand where wisdom’s Light comes in to the painting. The Light of God’s WISDOM comes from searching and finding God in this life’s darkness just like the miner does. It takes a lot of pressure to turn a chunk of carbon into diamonds. You have to dig deep into the earth to find them. Some of the brightest things God shows you come from trusting Him in your darkest days of life’s despair. If you wanted me to say “Everything’s just PEACHY!” that isn’t going to happen: unless I was being sarcastic. Everything is profitable to the child of God seeking wisdom’s treasures in this darkness though: Knowing God is knowing wisdom. Job concludes this chapter with these words - 'And he said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”' Job 28:28 ESV Light, wisdom and understanding is the treasure when we are searching for God’s guidance. Like the Miner that light he takes into that dark mine shaft shows him the treasure he is looking for. He couldn’t find it if he couldn’t see it: but the light makes the precious stones reflect and shine. 'For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw— each one’s work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. ' 1 Corinthians 3:11-13 ESV Gold Silver and Precious Stones are found by digging in the darkness and they are souls shining in Jesus’ Light. Wood hay and stubble are found on top of the earth and are just fuel for judgment’s fire. Job was digging in his darkest hours and finding wisdom’s precious things and showing them to his friends and us. You can be given much knowledge but until you learn how to use Light in the darkness it isn’t wisdom. Wisdom is when God shows you “This is what you use to fix that.” When the Holy Spirit brings Scriptures to mind to work God’s will in specific situations then you will understand. You will be splashing God’s Light of LIFE on death’s black canvas showing lost souls Salvation in Christ. I said on Facebook today that God never lets me do anything the easy way. I praise Him that He makes me dig because digging in the darkness leads to the most precious treasures. The things most valuable always cost the most - 'It cannot be bought for gold, and silver cannot be weighed as its price. It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire. Gold and glass cannot equal it, nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold. No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; the price of wisdom is above pearls. The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, nor can it be valued in pure gold. ' Job 28:15-19 'But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.' James 3:17-18 ESV That’s Light on any dark canvas.

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