- Who has let the wild donkey go free? Who has loosed the bonds of the swift donkey…Job 39:5 – By calling it wild, wouldn’t that mean that no one has authority over it? No one had it in their stalls and no one opened the gates to let it go free. Yet God shows here His sovereignty over all things. Even the things to us that are wild and untamable are under His watch and lead. Last chapter He illustrated this when He spoke of the weather, now He shows it through the wild animals they see all around. What we could never have authority over, He does. This should translate over to us that all the things we have no control over, He does. If the weather and wild animals are under His watch, so are all the other things in our story that are out of our hands. If He’s the one to give an ostrich wisdom or not, then He is showing He has the ultimate authority in all things. So take joy no knowing the God who loves you also has power and authority over all the things you don’t. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1491
- Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars and spreads his wings toward the south? Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up and makes his nest on high? Job 39:26-27 – In His continued remarks to Job, God begins to look at different creatures that Job would have been familiar with and asked Job some questions concerning them. God asked Job if he knew when all the mountain goats gave birth. God asked if Job was able to make the powerful, wild ox obey him. God asked if Job was the one that gave the horse its might. God asked if Job was the one who made it possible for the hawk to soar in the sky. Each time, if Job were to have given an answer, the answer would have been “No.” Job didn’t know these things and Job didn’t possess the power over such creatures…yet God did. God sees each goat and can overpower even the mightiest of beasts. God is the one who gave strength to the horse and flight to the hawk. If then we don’t have the knowledge, wisdom, power, or strength over any of these things, let’s place our trust in the one that does. While we can’t control the winds or the waves, nor make the sun rise, nor control the beasts of the earth, these are simple things to our God. Let us lean not on our own understanding, for our understanding falls far short of God’s. Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and find yourself trusting in the only one that is truly over all. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2664
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