Job 21

Job 21:34 How then can you comfort me with empty words, Since falsehood remains in your answers?"

To be a good friend you have to be dedicated to the Lord. Job's friends did not know the Lord like Job knew the Lord. Through the discussions in Job we see that Job had a supernatural understanding of who God was. This came simply by spending time with the Lord. He began to understand Him, and because of which, he would not curse the name of the Lord.

Job;s wife told him to curse God and quit. Job's friends are telling Job that he is a sinner and has earned this wrath. Job, however, only begins to talk about the questions that were always in his heart. He sees the wicked grow old, prosper, and live live that appear to be happy. He recognizes his own suffering. He has legitimate questions, and the last verse expresses exactly what he needed. Job needed a godly friend.

We all suffer through tough times. We need godly friends to help point us toward Jesus. We all wonder what God is doing up there. We need godly friends to remind us about the sovereignty of God. The beautiful thing is, God is willing to be this friend. He will allow us to be trialed and He will comfort us through it.

Think about someone who is suffering today, whether spiritually, physically, or emotionally. Instead of trying to fix their problems with your own answers, ask the Lord how you can be a friend to them.