May 28, 2025

Sometimes, we are so hard-headed that we cannot hear the voice of God. We know His voice is not verbal in the sense that it is out loud so our ears hear it; in most cases, God speaks through our consciousness. However, if that doesn't work, He speaks to us through our dreams, sends an unusual messenger, a word through our preacher, or through the scriptures. Job wasn't hearing God, so He sent Elihu with a message to clarify his understanding of his situation. God can and will use other methods to get our attention, helping us to hear Him and change our direction. Though this is not something we want to hear, in addition to what I've listed, God will not hold back His hand from our flesh, as we see from Job.

For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; Job 33:14-15

1. Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction, vs 16
2. That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man. Vs 17
3. He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword. Vs 18
4. He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain: vs 19
5. So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat. His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out. Vs 20-21
6. Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers. Vs 22
7. If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness: vs 23

When God finally gets our attention, and we have that “aha moment,” and the light bulb comes on, here is what happens:

Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom. His flesh shall be fresher than a child's: he shall return to the days of his youth: He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness. Job 33:24-26