Job was caught
in a storm of pain. He lost it all – his children, wealth, his health, reputation,
his happiness. Job didn’t deserve this. He was a good man, blameless and
upright, a man who worshiped God. So, Job vented angrily, why did God let this happen to him? Wasn’t God perverting
justice by letting him suffer?
Now God was
not put off by Job’s anger, bitterness, and complaints. God was there for him. He
appeared to Job. He spoke to Job’s heart. God didn’t explain why. He asked Job
to explain who and how. Who made it all, Job? You? Do you understand how God
put it all together? Do you understand how God created the earth, the dry land,
the water cycle? Do you understand how God carefully crafted each animal to
thrive where he placed it? Job, are you wise enough to do this?
Job couldn’t
answer God’s creation questions. They exposed his ignorance and God’s wisdom. He
realized there must be hidden circumstances, information about the past or future that Job couldn't know. That God
didn’t share it didn’t matter because God was there for him. Job saw and
heard God and that was enough. Job now realized he had made wrong assumptions
about God’s goodness, love, and justice. He let go of his anger and bitterness.
He withdrew his complaints.
Good people suffer,
crushed by their circumstances. And, like Job, blame God. Where is God when it
hurts? God is not put off by anger, bitterness, and complaints. God is here. He
is with us. We see God and know what Job couldn’t. God bears the scars of appalling
injustice and horrific pain. We hear him say that he bore those scars so we
might live. Instead of explaining why we suffer, God wraps his scars around our
weeping hearts.
Can you
imagine how raw Job felt? From the musical The
Majesty of the Maker! this video is scrolling playback of the song.
Kathy
Click here to
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