The man from Uz

Those of you that are old TV buffs, will remember "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." television series. Good guy Napoleon Solo fought the bad guys and always won.

Did you know that long before "The Man from Uncle" there was the man from Uz?

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil.
(Job 1:1)

Job, in a sense, withstood the ultimate bad guy, Satan. The Bible says he was blameless and upright, and that he feared God and shunned evil (Job 1:1).

The Hebrew word translated 'blameless' here is 'Tahm' and means perfect, or complete. Something that is sound and whole, just as it was designed to be. Believe it or not, a synonym in the English language would be 'integrity'. Anything that has integrity is something or someone that can be trusted. A chair has integrity or trustworthiness if you can sit on it without it collapsing. A person has integrity or trustworthiness if you can depend on him/her. The word upright means "straight".

Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright; For the future of that man is peace. (Psa 37:37)

Do you know someone that is a person of integrity, and who walks the straight and narrow path?
If you do, mark them, that is observe them closely, for the way of the trustworthy and straight person leads to peace and God's blessing.

And you shall do what is right [i.e., straight, upright] and good in the sight of the LORD, that it may be well with you, and that you may go in and possess the good land of which the LORD swore to your fathers, (Deu 6:18)

Yours in Him,
Pastor B.