God’s Justice

I find at least two enduring truths for us as I think through these closing scenes in Job’s story. First, forgiveness is worth asking for. If there’s something that has come between you and your heavenly Father, why wait at a distance?

God Hears

When the day of reckoning arrives, God is always fair. He blesses those who have walked with Him. He forgives those who bring their offerings and humble themselves before Him. God restores. God rewards. God heals. God honors Job.

Humble Yourself Now

Take special notice of Job’s words. He does not reply, “I’ve got an argument here.” On the contrary, He says, “I retract and repent.” There’s no divine force. There’s no threatening rebuke from God.

Incapable of Comprehending

God’s plans are beyond our understanding and too deep to explain. Perhaps God doesn’t explain Himself because knowing and understanding His way may not help us all that much. Stop and ask yourself: Does knowing why really help?

Set Free

Did you miss something? If you take the time to read the biblical account, you’ll see that God gives Job the same title four times: “My servant” (Job 42:7–8). What an honorable title. He had it before the suffering began (Job 1:8), and he has it still.

A Profound Plan

That’s what makes the climax of Job’s life so satisfying. This dear man, who never deserved the suffering he endured, is dealt with justly. And those who made his life so miserable weren’t overlooked either.

Turn Around

“I’ve come to the end of my understanding, and I leave it at that. My very existence is Yours, O God. It’s Yours to unravel the mystery, to track the labyrinthine ways, to handle the profound, to know the reasons behind the inexplicable events of my life.”

Follow in Obedience

Job’s response prompts me to think of what this says to our twenty-first-century world. What needed messages it offers to our times! The first: If God’s ways are higher than mine, then I bow before Him in submission.

I Am Insignificant

If you take the time to analyze those words, you’ll see that Job has three responses. The first is a response of humility. The second is a response of relief. And the third is a response of surrender. That’s all God wanted to hear.

How Big Is Your God?

When God finally does speak, He answers Job out of a whirlwind. Suddenly, there He is! Wouldn’t it have been great for us to have been there? Whoosh! Lightning, loud thunder, mighty winds blowing dark clouds across the heavens.

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