- Whether for correction or for his land or for love, he causes it to happen. Job 37:13 – Elihu is speaking of the different weather that the world experiences; rain, snow, clouds. He says God uses them for all these different purposes. Maybe it’s to correct His people by withholding the rain, or maybe it’s for the land itself to supply it with what is needs, or maybe it’s to demonstrate His love for us by bringing much needed shade or rain. What though needs to be focused on is that last phrase, HE causes it to happen. Not us, not the world, not the universe, He does. He brings the refreshment we need. He supplies the needs of the land. He is in control of all things. Maybe today as you think on the blessings of Christmas yesterday it’s easy to see God’s hand in things, but realize how much more His hand was in things that made today possible. He held the earth on it’s axis in just the right way so we could exist. The breath that entered your body had just the perfect amount of oxygen you needed to keep going. The atmosphere blocked out just the perfect amount of harmful rays so you could enjoy a cool, safe walk outside. He caused that to happen. If you think God isn’t working in your story today, think again. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1489
- Then the beasts go into their lairs, and remain in their dens. From its chamber comes the whirlwind, and cold from the scattering winds. By the breath of God ice is given, and the broad waters are frozen fast. He loads the thick cloud with moisture; the clouds scatter his lightning. They turn around and around by his guidance, to accomplish all that he commands them on the face of the habitable world. Job 37:8-12 – In this last chapter of Elihu’s speech, we see him seeking to establish a truth and command for Job to follow. Job needs to submit to God like all creation does. The beast listens to God and goes into their dens when He says to. The winds are under His authority. The cold and ice are from His breath, and the storms are His workings. All these things turn around by His hand to accomplish His command. If the lions and the waves and the storms submit to God, then Job should too. Job would have wholeheartedly agreed with this truth, yet what his friends didn’t see what that he was already doing this. How about us today? Are we submitting to the Lord today? Does God have the power over the waves and the winds, but not allowed to have authority in your life? Does He have a heart from you that will listen to what He says and that will obey what He says? When we declare Jesus as our Lord, we are finding ourselves in a position under His authority. How He commands the rest of creation is how He gets to command our story. Yet do we live in such a way that defies such authority? While God has the power in our life regardless, do we fight against it, seeking to declare ourselves the king of our story? If you are a follower of Jesus, know the king of your story is no longer you, but Him. Allow the One who truly is Lord of your life to have that role in your life. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2662
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