Job 33:26-28 He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness. He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not; He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall the light.
While accusing Job of pride and unbelief, Elihu does speak the truth for Job and all men: pray to God for forgiveness and He will be gracious to forgive; admit sin and He will deliver from hell and grant eternal life. Prayer and repentance is the response that the Lord is looking for. He is searching all hearts looking for a man that repents and believes, and when He finds him He grants forgiveness of sin, deliverance from hell, and freely implants eternal life.
We don’t have to be at the extremity of suffering like Job in order to pray and repent. Each day has enough troubles of its own in every human life to prompt us to repent, pray, and believe. Daily we repent, pray for grace, and believe for life; and daily God, for Christ’s sake, grants favor, deliverance, and eternal life. Life’s experiences teach us to admit sin and failure and to trust in Christ’s forgiveness and victory. Daily we admit that our sin is leading us on the wrong path and when the Spirit grants faith we are turned around and go the right way, back to God and to life.