Words Without
Knowledge
Then the LORD spoke to Job out of the storm. He said:
“Who
is this that obscures my plans with words without knowledge? Brace yourself
like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.
“Where
were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me, if you understand. Who
marked off its dimensions? Surely you know! Who stretched a measuring line
across it? On what were its footings set, or who laid its cornerstone— while
the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?
“Who
shut up the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb, when I made the
clouds its garment and wrapped it in thick darkness, when I fixed limits for it
and set its doors and bars in place, when I said, ‘This far you may come and no
farther; here is where your proud waves halt’?
Job 38:1-11
“Can
you bind the chains of the Pleiades? Can you loosen Orion’s belt? Can you bring
forth the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear with its
cubs? Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set up God’s dominion over
the earth?
Job 38:31-33
Do you have any idea what you are talking about when you talk
about the power of God? Honestly, none of us do. We know there is a beginning
and end to our lives. But we can never ever conceive of the fact that God was
here before the beginning and will be here after the end. He is here for all
eternity.
This is Someone we can trust. If He has
the stars in His hands, surely He can take care of us as well.
He who holds the stars in space holds
His people in His hands.
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