Day 279..."More counsel from Elihu...the heart...greetings"

Elihu says to Job... “Behold, God does all these things, twice, three times, with a man, to bring back his soul from the pit,that he may be lighted with the light of life." He rebukes Job's self-righteousness. Elihu also points out the folly of Job's wisdom..."Men of understanding will say to me, and the wise man who hears me will say: ‘Job speaks without knowledge;his words are without insight.’" A beautiful section of teaching from Jeremiah today. What is the outcome without God, with God, and the nature of the heart..."Thus says the Lord:“Cursed is the man who trusts in manand makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the Lord. He is like a shrub in the desert,and shall not see any good come. He shall dwell in the parched places of the wilderness, in an uninhabited salt land. “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water,that sends out its roots by the stream,and does not fear when heat comes,for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.” The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick;who can understand it? “I the Lord search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.” Paul closes Romans with words of greetings. This writing provides ample proof of the value of diplomacy, being ambassadors, and fostering relationships. There is also a warning about those who bring divisions. Paul challenges not to get caught up in being unproductive and divisive.