The one thing that impresses me the
most from the book of Job to all that happened in the book and especially to
God’s discourse about Himself. Consider
Job’s reaction in chapter 40:3-5
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
And in chapter 42:1-6
Then Job answered the Lord and said:
“I
know that you can do all things,
and that no purpose of yours can be
thwarted.
‘Who
is this that hides counsel without knowledge? ’
Therefore I have uttered what I did not
understand,
things too wonderful for me, which I did not
know.
‘Hear, and I will speak;
I
will question you, and you make it known to me. ’
I had
heard of you by the hearing of the ear,
but now my eye sees you;
therefore I despise myself,
and repent in dust and ashes
Most of the time, we just need
to shut our mouth and listen! God is not interested in our answers. God wants us to be interested in the God of
the answers. I have often heard “I could never go through what Job went
through.” If you have said that, you are probably right. You are too
big and God is too small. When God is big, we can face anything life or Satan throws at us. God is so much bigger than life or
Satan. He is bigger than anything we can
imagine!
