Daily Devotion Wednesday Wisdom | February 4, 2026

It’s Wednesday, and time for your daily devotion. After the drama with Job’s three friends, Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, subsides, they are silent. Then in Job 33, someone else emerges who’s been waiting in the wings, respectful of his elders. In today’s daily devotion, know that as a believer, many will have opinions about you, but God has the last word. 

Elihu Takes His Turn

The last man to address Job is Elihu, who is angry because Job has justified himself, rather than God.  He’s equally furious at Job’s friends because they couldn’t find a justifiable reason for condemning Job. Elihu’s discourse ranges from chapters 32-37. In Job 35:16, Elihu expresses his overall opinion of Job: “Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.”

God indeed charges Job with “darkening counsel without knowledge,” so there’s some truth.  Elihu is zealous for God and claims to speak on His behalf. In your daily devotion, determine you won’t become God’s prophet without His direct call or give your opinions in His name. 

God Speaks

After Elihu’s speech ends, God answers Job from the whirlwind. He first rebukes Job for clinging to his own righteousness, for according to Isaiah 64:6, “all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags.” Then God asks Job a series of questions, beginning with, “Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth?” In this, God demonstrates His power, authority, and sovereignty. Job has no words.

When he finally speaks, he says, “Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.” Job realizes that he cannot contend against the Almighty; he can only trust God and stand on His word. In Job 42:6, Job repents: “Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.” In this daily devotion, notice that Job is the only one who repents for misspeaking, although the others have done so as well. Determine that you’ll be quick to repent when you’re wrong. 

Worth the Wait

Now God directs His wrath against Eliphaz, “and against thy two friends.” Notice God doesn’t call them Job’s friends. He tells them that “ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.” He instructs them to offer a sacrifice for their sins, and Job will pray for them.

God says nothing about Elihu’s lengthy monologue; he’s never mentioned again. Rather, in Job 42:10, God turns His attention to Job: “And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.” In your daily devotion, declare that repentance is the key to right standing with God. 

Repentance is Key

Although Job’s words got the better of him, when he repents, God forgives him immediately, and Job’s restoration begins. Psalm 103:10 says, “He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.” In today’s daily devotion, proclaim that God extends His mercy to us. Even when we’ve missed it, or the world condemns us, His unfailing love covers us, as it covered Job. 

Speak to My Heart, Lord

In Wednesday’s daily devotion, Job’s three friends have many words, but “in the multitude of words there wanteth not sin.” There is only One whose truth can’t be contended with. For it is God who laid the foundations of the earth, shut up the sea, and commands the morning. Once God speaks, His word is final. In your daily devotion, determine that God’s voice is the only one you’ll hear.