Day 150
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| Job Knows Only God has the Answers! |
Scripture
Observation
Though he offers a more satisfactory explanation than any of the other counselors, Elihu nonetheless errs in his assessment of Job's situation. He accuses Job of making foolish statements to the other men; he wrongly assumes that his diagnosis will enable Job to see an immediate purpose behind his sufferings; he concludes that unexplainable suffering always has an educational value in the life of the sufferer. Through all of Elihu's comments can be found a strong confidence in the sovereignty of God. He is just, holy, powerful and unfathomable in his works. Only a clearer picture of him will supply Job with the answers to his questions.
Application
Disillusioned by the uses men have made of science, Albert Einstein said not long before his death that if he could live again, he would choose to be a plumber rather than a physicist.
Try as it might, science still has nothing to say to the deepest levels of human experience. It can't warm a heart chilled by loneliness or mend a heart broken by grief. It cannot remove the stain of sin or ease the pain of guilt. Elihu pointed to science as a testimony to God's greatness and complexity, but only a word from God himself could comfort Job in his hour of grief.
Tonight under the stars even if through your window, read aloud the words of Psalm 19. Let them remind you again that there is a heavenly Father, the God of creation, who knows the answers to life's deepest riddles. The God who specializes in controlling the storm is fully adequate to handle any storm or doubt or confusion in your life today.
Try as it might, science still has nothing to say to the deepest levels of human experience. It can't warm a heart chilled by loneliness or mend a heart broken by grief. It cannot remove the stain of sin or ease the pain of guilt. Elihu pointed to science as a testimony to God's greatness and complexity, but only a word from God himself could comfort Job in his hour of grief.
Tonight under the stars even if through your window, read aloud the words of Psalm 19. Let them remind you again that there is a heavenly Father, the God of creation, who knows the answers to life's deepest riddles. The God who specializes in controlling the storm is fully adequate to handle any storm or doubt or confusion in your life today.
Prayer
O God, we are so glad that we know only you can provide answers to our questions especially as it relate to our suffering. If our suffering is meant to refine us into what you will have us to be, we just need you to comfort us in the midst. And, we will be so careful to give your name the glory, the honor and the praise. In Jesus name! Amen!
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| No One But God! |
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