Job 40:1-2 The LORD said to Job: “Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him? Let him who accuses God answer Him!”
This chapter doesn’t feel good at all. It doesn’t feel loving or holy or redemptive. The argument-averse part of me is retreating to a corner to cower as God lambasts Job for his arrogance. However, that narrative does not fit what I know of my Maker. God delights in our humility, not our humiliation.
Job 40:3-5 Then Job answered the LORD: “I am unworthy—how can I reply to You? I put my hand over my mouth. I spoke once, but I have no answer—twice, but I will say no more.”
God, in this chapter, is establishing His sovereignty. He is reminding Job of who He, God, is and who he, Job, is in relation. Unfortunately for my WHY-driven mind, there are no answers. “God is God,” and Job is not God. Making peace with that fact seems key.
Job 40:6-7 “Then the LORD spoke to Job out of the storm: “Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me.”
Lord, Thank You for this day and this scripture. Thank You for the reminder that we don’t always get answers but that we do get Your presence, Your sovereignty, Your love. Teach me to make peace with the fact that You are God and I am not and there are things that I will never understand. Draw me closer. Amen.
Job 40:8 “Would you discredit My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?”
Have a blessed day.