June 30, 2020
Hearken unto me and I will shew my opinion. Job 32:10
I know I probably shouldn’t say this, but I have a hard time getting through the book of Job. To be honest, I just about can’t stand chapters 3-37. That’s 34 chapters of Job, his three friends, and one random young guy giving their opinions and trying to make sense of bad things in this world. It makes me feel sorry for suffering and defensive Job. It makes me mad at his self-righteous friends. And then it leaves me feeling low because my humanity relates to all of it.
By the weary end of chapter 37 as the lofty opinions of the random young guy fade away, chapter 38 brings in a whirlwind. And from that whirlwind, the voice of God answers.
And I have never, ever related more to Job than in this moment. Opinions and voices are talking, contradicting, everyone thinking he knows best. Oh my friends, how tiring it is trying to figure it all out. How frivolous are our thoughts and opinions in comparison to God’s. We need to quiet the noise and distractions, hush our own opinions, and listen for God.
I encourage you to read Job. I won’t blame you if you skim chapters 3-37. But when you get to 38, let God’s sovereignty sink in. “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?”
We aren’t meant to have it all figured out or know all the answers, but we are meant to listen to and rely on the One who does. Let’s be still and rest in that.
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