Job 42:1-2 Then Job replied to the LORD: “I know that You can do all things; no purpose of Yours can be thwarted.”
Several things strike me in this last chapter of Job. 1. Job did not get his answers, but he is more than ok with the comfort of God’s presence. 2. Job gains some wisdom on just how limited his perspective is and how unequipped he is to judge God’s actions. 3. God forgives Job for his arrogance and restores to him more than he lost originally, but the restoration doesn’t happen until after Job’s friends have repented and Job has prayed for them.
Job 42:3 “You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.”
If I had to sum up the lessons from this book, I would say: 1. Humility is important. 2. Perspective is important. 3. Right or restored relationships are important. 4. We won’t always have the answers we seek, but God is with us. Always. Even when we don’t understand.
Job 42:5-6 “My ears had heard of You but now my eyes have seen You. Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes.”
Lord, Thank You for this day and this scripture. Thank You for the surety that You are with us, even when we can’t feel Your presence. After chapters and chapters of discord among the friends, thank You for the restoration of that relationship as well. Thank You for the lessons and observations of this chapter. Thank You for drawing me closer. Amen.
Job 42:7-8 After the LORD had said these things to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “I am angry with you and your two friends, because you have not spoken with the truth about me as my servant Job has…..My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly….”
Have a blessed day.