07/21/2016 BE MINDFUL
Job 38: Then The Lord answered Job from the whirlwind: (4) Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you know so much…(12) Have you ever once commanded the morning to appear, and cause the dawn to rise in the east?... (24) Where is the path to the distribution point of light? Where is the home of the east wind? (27) Who laid out the path for the lightening, causing the rain to fall upon the barren desert… (29) Who is the mother of the ice and frost? (33) Do you know the laws of the universe and how the heavens influence the earth? (35) Can you make lightning appear and cause it to strike as you direct it? [Living Bible translation.
Summary:
Job was a family man. He was a wealthy man. He was a healthy man. Everything was going right and then suddenly everything that could go wrong did go wrong. Job lost his children. Job lost his home. He lost his wealth and he lost his health. All of Job’s material possessions just disappeared. Job’s wife was angry about what happening to them and had nothing good to offer Job. Job’s friends did not seem like friends at all. Job tried to make sense of what was happening in his life but he just could not figure it out. Job tried to talk to his friends but Job’s friends just assumed that it must be Job’s fault. When Job tries to “talk it out” with God, GOD reminds Job through a series of questions that only GOD is GOD. GOD reminds Job of WHO GOD IS. Through a series of questions Job is also reminded of his own limitations. Job cannot answer GOD’s questions—not even one, and Job comes to realize that he cannot question GOD or comprehend GOD’s ways. Job becomes mindful that he is dealing in matters that a simple human mind “cannot understand.” Some things are far “too wonderful for him” to know. (Job 42:3) Job becomes mindful that he must come to GOD in FAITH; he cannot come to GOD demanding explanations.