“Can You Thunder With A Voice Like His”

Moreover the Lord answered Job, and said: “Shall the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him? He who rebukes God, let him answer it.”

Then Job answered the Lord and said: “Behold, I am vile; What shall I answer You? I lay my hand over my mouth. Once I have spoken, but I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”

Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said: “Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me: “Would you indeed annul My judgment? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified?

Have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like His?

Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, And array yourself with glory and beauty.

Disperse the rage of your wrath; Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him.

Look on everyone who is proud, and bring him low; Tread down the wicked in their place.

Hide them in the dust together, Bind their faces in hidden darkness.

Then I will also confess to you that your own right hand can save you.

Job 40:1-14

We tend to focus on what God hasn’t done rather than on what He has done, on what we don’t have rather than on what we do have.

God intervened in the life of Job, and He asked Job some hard questions, reminding him of His sovereignty and of everything Job didn’t know and hadn’t seen.

Whenever we start to focus on the negative, remember to stop, consider the life of Job, and take notice of all the wonders God has done and continues to do.

When you think of all that’s good, give thanks to God.

Our Daily Bread – February 27, 2016