Job 37 – 38

Verse 37:2 has Elihu continue his monologue unchallenged:

Listen! Listen to the raging anger in His voice,
        the rumbling that’s coming from His mouth.

He is comparing the storm to God’s furry and might. For some reason we think we can control God or feel we know what God needs to do. After some time I am learning God wants our prayers and petitions, but not our demands. God is so much bigger than a genie to meet our needs, often there a bigger things in play here than just our desires.

Also, we do stupid things and expect God to bail us out. I can think of multiple accidents I have had that have caused major injuries and can pinpoint what I did wrong. The high-slide in turn on at Sears Point was running too lean. The Cow Palace, did not maintain my suspension. Heck can look at the credit card debacle and although the crash was out of my control how we prepared and handled it was not. God has protected me, but he lets me feel the pain of my misteaks.

Verse 38:4 is God addressing Job:

Where were you when I dug and laid the foundation of the earth?
        Explain it to me, if you are acquainted with understanding.

The whole of chapter 38 is God addressing Job asking foundational questions. (ha ha get the pun … didn’t even realize it until I wrote it) Verse after verse God is asking Job and I assume the reader questions about His might. As I read this I want God to proclaim this to the scientific community, specifically the “historical” scientists who are trying to answer things like how we got here.

We should all dog ear this this chapter so we can return to it often when God is not doing what we expect. Sure we look at the blessings God has given us and assume this is all for us when it’s for his glory and his alone. God is so much bigger than our eternal fathers and the great thing is he is also so much bigger that he can be all that AND our eternal father to EACH and every one of us. How cool is that?

So next time you are in a “woe is me” mindset read Job chapter 38 and understand the enormity of God. Also understand his blessings and love towards you personally. Think about your children and how we raise them to be adults. It’s not good for a 16 year old to still be spoon fed and the same is for us. God is raising us for use in his kingdom, not so we can have all our wishes granted every day.