#soap # Job 15 ## Title: Only God Brings True Comfort ## Scripture: (Job 15:11) “Are God’s consolations too trivial for you, or a word spoken in gentleness to you?” (NET) ## Observation: In this verse, Eliphaz is criticizing Job for not being comforted by their words. In his eyes, Eliphaz thinks they are doing a great job. Job will later call them miserable counselors. Sometimes we can mean well and do a bad job. Sometimes we can do a bad job, but God uses it to bring comfort. There are two lessons we can learn from this passage. First, to the one doing the comforting, do your best and let God do the rest. Don’t put the pressure on yourself to make everything better. Simply do what you can, be careful not to sit in the seat of judgement, and trust the Lord to make up the difference. Secondly, to the one who needs comfort, remember that it truly comes from the Lord. Many times our friends will be unintentionally bad comforters. Be encouraged that they are trying and remember that our ultimate comfort comes from the Lord. ## Application: Lean on the Lord more than anyone else. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for being our ultimate source of comfort.