Read Job 40.
Yikes! God did not
stop. The questioning continued for two
more chapters.
Did not Job already feel humbled? Did he not put his hand over his mouth and
commit to say no more? The answer to
both is "yes". However, there
is a difference in feeling sorry and regretting what one said or did and
learning a lasting lesson.
In a time of great loss, pain or distress it is in our
nature to question God, to argue with Him, or to even want to reject His plans
for us. Accepting undesired
circumstances is not the lesson to be learned.
That is a surface issue. The root
issue is moving to a deeper understanding of who God truly is and our
relationship to Him.
Job wanted to argue his case with God to justify himself
(v.8). Such a thought exalts oneself to
be on a par with the God of heaven. So,
let's compare.
God's questions to Job are comparison statements to
Himself.
"Do you have My power and ability?"
"Do you have a voice like mine that thunders to humble,
create and provide?
"Are you really any match for My majesty and dignity,
glory and splendor?"
"Can you make something like Behemoth, feed him, and
take him all by yourself?"
Embracing our position before the LORD and exalting Him in
our lives is the essence of worship. The
Psalmist David wrote in Psalm 8:3-4, 9:
"When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are
mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?...O LORD, how majestic
is your name in all the earth!"
Such worship produces contentment regardless of
circumstances. “…I have learned in
whatever situation I am to be content. I
know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. I have learned the secret of facing plenty
and hunger, abundance and need. I can do
all things through him who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:11-13)
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