Pray:
Majestic God, Your ways are beyond all that I can understand, but I know that I can safely trust in You.
Read:
Job 38:1-41
Reflect:
What is at the heart of God's communication to Job?
After a seeming silence of 36 chapters, Job finally hears from God (1). Job has received scant comfort from his comforters, and longs to meet with God so he can sort out what's going on (13:3). But Job's position, like that of his friends, is based on a false premise. They all think that God's ways can be understood by the human intellect, by reason and the operation of logic. The Scriptures clearly indicate otherwise (Isa. 55:8,9).
Now when God does talk to him, Job is confronted by a host of unanswerable questions (4-41). Can you count how many questions there are and imagine how Job's head is reeling from this assault? This process, which continues for the next four chapters, just underlines the greatness of God, how much bigger God is than Job, and particularly the limitations of human reasoning and knowledge. In a rhetorical question, God reminds Job that he is the source of wisdom and understanding (36). God promises to give wisdom to those who humbly ask him for it (Jas. 1:5).
Apply:
Expect God to speak to you. In an attitude of humility, quiet yourself and listen.
Pray:
Great God, who is like You? You are over all the earth and Your wisdom is unsearchable.
