I Plead "Not Guilty!" [Job 22-31]

By Pastor Jason Lim

Job pleads his innocence while affirming fear of God and rejection of evil.

In him we see:

1) A VIRTUOUS LIFE (PAST)

A clear conscience does not mean God owes us comfort; it keeps us from adding unrepentant sin to suffering.

2) A VIGILANT LIFE (PRESENT)

We may not know why we suffer, but we can choose to live faithfully through it.

3) A VINDICATED LIFE (FUTURE)

We do not need to secure our vindication; we can entrust it to God.

In Christ, we have more than a Judge—we have an Advocate.

He knows us, bears our guilt, stands for us, and is our righteousness.

Our confidence is not, “I have lived well enough,” but, “Christ is my righteousness.”