- Then Job answered the Lord and said: “Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth. I have spoken once, and I will not answer; twice, but I will proceed no further.” Job40:3-5 – Wasn’t it Job who spoke on wanting to bring His case before God and show God how he was being treated wrongly? Now God is there, speaking straight to Job, offering Job a chance to do just that very thing. How though does Job respond? He says he’ll be still and quiet, acknowledging he spoke up before in ways he shouldn’t have and won’t again. This is something to consider when we get frustrated with God. When in the presence of the Lord, even the most righteous of man couldn’t stand and refused to speak. So know it’s okay to be confused and even frustrated with God, but remember just who He is and who you’re speaking to. These last few chapters in Job was a reminder for Job just how majestic and powerful God is. Let’s take these chapters as a reminder for us as well. He is not some boss we can finally stand up to when we’ve had enough and come out of that meeting vindicated. He is always in the right and always the one who will come out of the meeting standing tall. So yes, come to Him, just realize who He is, who we are, and how He is the one who made us righteous to begin with. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1492
- Have you an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his? Job 40:9 – The Lord has shown up on the scene within the story of Job and is speaking directly to Job. As we read over the words of God to Job, it can certainly have a serious, almost judgmental tense to it all. Yet remember where Job was at in his agony. He felt the presence of God had abandoned him, and if God would only show up, he would use his words to argue his case with God. Now, God has shown up, establishing His presence with Job was never removed. God though is seeking to remind Job that while His presence is being felt, and He is here with Job, God and Job are not on the same level. Asking questions like, “Do you have an arm as strong as me?” or, “Can you dress yourself with the majesty of Heaven”? Of course Job couldn’t, and God wasn’t seeking to humiliate Job either, but simply seeking to remind Job of who he was listening too. Do we need such a reminder today? Do we need a reminder of the grandeur and power of God? Maybe we too have gotten comfortable with feeling like we are equals with God and can handle our relationship with Him as buddies, or even worse His authority telling Him what to do. Yet if God showed up in a violent storm speaking to us with thunder like He did with Job here, I betcha we to would cover our mouths with our hands and be still. Let us remember today the greatness of our God. Let us tomorrow in worship at church remember the greatness of our God. Let that remembrance today, tomorrow, and beyond shape your walk with Him. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2665
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