Job 22:23-25 – “If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up; if you remove wicked behavior far from your tent, ²⁴ and throw your  gold in the dust—your gold of Ophir among the rocks in the ravines—²⁵ then the Almighty himself will be your gold, and the choicest silver for you.”

As I read, prayed, and meditated on the Word of God today, the process of growing into the promise, filled my heart.   

In Job 22, Eliphaz was attempting to correct Job and point out Job’s sins.  He offered a truth that was rooted in a misguided premise, yet it was still a truth.  In vv.  23-30, he declares that if we turn back to God, we will be restored.  That is the truth!  If we reject unrighteousness and put our confidence in God, He becomes our sustainer.  He made an interesting statement in v.25 that God will become our gold.  God will become priceless!

In John’s Gospel, during the encounter with the woman at the well, Jesus said in John 4:34, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.” I see the connection to Job’s statement.  If our passion becomes pursuing His purpose, God satisfies us completely and becomes our source (like gold).

John the Baptist used a Law of Physics to explain this truth: “He must increase, but I must decrease.”  Until we empty ourselves of self, we cannot be filled with Him.  As we are filled with Him, He becomes our gold!  Our lives become a testimony of Him, and the kingdom is manifested.

As we become the sons and daughters of God, sin is defeated, disease is destroyed, and lack is blocked.  We are being transformed, and if we proceed in the process, we will possess the promise!  If we possess the promise, we will see the power flow out of purity and reach our potential.

He must increase in importance to us for us to decrease and empty ourselves of all that hinders.  The emptier we become, the more full we are!  The question is, what is our passion?  Whatever we treasure holds our hearts.  What holds our hearts determines our destiny.

Lord, help us to empty out of ourselves so we can be filled with You!