A Mediator

Today's reading for me is Job 6-9. These 3 chapters are a continuation of the conversation between Job and his friends. Job laments, his friends try to encourage, or something like that. It can get to be a bit much reading all that Job has to say in his time of anguish and honestly can make me feel like there's no hope. Job says things like "29 Whatever happens, I will be found guilty. So what's the use of trying?" and "18 He will not let me catch my breath, but fills me instead with bitter sorrows.". Job goes on and on about how God is going to do what He wants to do and basically there is no hope for anyone, innocent or guilty everyone's the same, hopeless. And I was agreeing with Job, really, who can argue with God? He's God, He can do what He wants, when He wants and who are we to question? But then Job says something that took my breath away.

"32 "God is not a mortal like me, so I cannot argue with him or take him to trial.

33 If only there were a mediator who could bring us together, but there is none"

If only there were a mediator. 
If only there were a mediator.
If only there were a mediator.

How hopeless it seemed for Job. He was unable to access God personally because The Mediator had not come... yet. 

"35 Then I could speak to him without fear, but I cannot do that in my own strength." 

All mankind was separated from God the Father in the Old Testament, without a mediator none, but the priests could enter the Holy of Holies and speak with God. Fast forward to the New Testament, Jesus, God as a man, came to earth and He became our mediator.

1 Timothy 2:5 says,  "For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus."


We now can enter boldly into the throne room of grace and speak directly with our heavenly Father, our Creator, our King, because of our Mediator, Jesus, who made a way for us. We don't have to be like Job who was crying out for a Mediator, He has already come and is available to us 24/7. There's no waiting. There's no religious rituals. There's just accepting Him as our Mediator, accepting what Jesus did on the cross to become our Mediator. And then we're in! We can enter BOLDLY!!! Hallelujah!


I wouldn't want to have gone through what Job went through, no way, not in a million years. But I wonder what it would have been like for Job had this happened post-Jesus. Would Job have felt a little differently knowing that He could stand before God and pour out his heart to Him without fear? Would he have felt less hopeless? Maybe.

Whatever I face I know that I can go talk to my Father and He doesn't tell me to change my clothes or use fancy words, He simply tells me to come. Come and He'll give me rest, come and He'll trade in my sin for righteousness, come and He'll give me hope and a future. 


I am so grateful for Jesus, for so many reasons. Today I am grateful that He is my Mediator, always covering me with His righteousness so that I can enter the throne room of grace. Thank you Father that you wanted to have a relationship with me, a personal one, so you sent your Son so that we could. And thank you Jesus for being willing to go and endure the cross so that I don't have to be separated from God. 

Job said "if only there were a Mediator", God says, "If only people would accept Him."