A quiz for those who wish to argue with God

Read Job 39-40:5.

This is for everyone who thinks they know better than God how to run things, including their own lives.

All along Job wanted to argue his legal case with God.  In response, God systematically took Job through the creation.  To demonstrate His absolute sovereignty, God relentlessly pounded Job with over 40 questions in a row in these two chapters.

"Do you..."

"Can you..."

"Is it by your understanding..."

"Is it at your command..."

How humbling for a person to realize that the answer to all of God's questions is "no"!  None of creation is in the control of humans.  As Creator, God alone is the Owner and Sustainer.  He is all powerful and all knowing.

Then His final question: "Shall a faultfinder contend with the Almighty?"  Who is man that he would argue with God or question Him as if God did not know what He was doing?

To this, Job could only acknowledge how small this made him feel and put his hand over his mouth.   He would question God's authority in his life no more.

When the Kingdom of Judah suffered the loss of all things, living in captivity, Jeremiah wrote a letter of hope to them that God was in control.  All of God's actions are done with purpose and for their good.  The present pain was not to be compared to God's plan for them...for Job…and for us.

"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for wholeness and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope." (Jeremiah 29:11)  Trust Him and see.