Job 25:1-6

Self-esteem is considered to be a virtue that we are all encouraged to pursue and build into the lives of our children today.  Apparently, Bidad was never taught this view.  His words in this brief chapter reveal that he had a very high “God-esteem” instead of being concerned about the promotion of self.  Job has just finished complaining about God’s failure to judge evil and the suffering of the righteous.  Bildad gives us all a great reminder of who God is and where we all stand in light of His majesty.  He communicates two very basic but important truths.

GOD IS GREAT: Bildad begins by exalting the greatness of God.  He is above us and above all.  His power is limitless.  He is completely pure and His holiness causes all of creation to dim and fade away by comparison.  We may not always understand God and His dealings with us, but we must always remember that He is right.  There is no shadow upon God and His ways are not up for debate, they are simply always right.  God is to be admired, adored and worshiped.  We must not try to debate or question Him.


MAN IS MAGGOT:  Bildad’s words are very graphic as he describes man as maggot and worm.  The truth is that we are created in the image of God, but when compared with God, we are very low.  Maggot is to man as man is to God.  The secret to our joy is not found in feeling good about ourselves, but in worshiping the Lord.  God created us to worship Him and we can only be fully satisfied when we fulfill that purpose.  The recipe for misery is when we worship ourselves instead of God.  

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