Day 134 – It’s time to put on our big boy pants.
Today’s Reading: Job 38 – 40
“Dress for action like a man; I will question you, and you make it known to me.” Job 40:7.
The Lord finally answers Job. He’s done with all the blame throwing, He’s tired of all the complaining, the Lord is ready to challenge Job and his disputers.
God wants to know why they’ve questioned Him and why do they all think they know the reasons of Job’s misfortunes.
So the Lord asks Job many questions:
Did he set the world in motion? Did he put the snow in its storehouses? Did he shut the sea in, or command each morning to arise?
Yet Job put his hand over his mouth and didn’t answer God. However, God didn’t give up and came back at Job with a challenge.
It was time for Job to put on his big boy pants and answer God. He had enough courage to question his problems, but when God responded he became like a child and turned his back.
If we have enough courage to question God’s Sovereignty, then we need to be ready to answer Him when He does speak.
The Lord’s ways are so far beyond ours, His knowledge so much greater.
Isaiah 55:8-11 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth,so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. As the rain and the snowcome down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish,so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.”
God’s plan for each one of us is going to put us in situations at points where we just don’t understand. When we get in these predicaments it’s a possibility we will question him and so will those around us, but we need to Trust His Sovereignty and be ready to answer Him when He calls. We can’t hide after we hear from Him; He can see us and wants us to stand up strong, ready with our reply. It’s time to put on our Big Boy pants and worship our God with obedience!
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