“Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said, “Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?”” Job 38:1-2
As the Book of Job comes to a close and Job’s 4 friends rest their case, God Speaks! And for the next 4 Chapters, God takes Job to task for his limited and finite view of Himself. He opens the Veil hiding His Almighty Power to show Job just how much He controls all things. It’s as humbling as it gets, so much so, Job exclaims, “I lay my hand on my mouth” in complete and thorough repentance.
And how does He do this? He just starts asking Job Questions. Here’s a Small Sample: “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding”, “Have you ever in your life commanded the morning, and caused the dawn to know its place?”, “Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades, or loose the cords of Orion?”, “Can you hunt the prey for the lion, or satisfy the appetite of the young lions?”, and these are just in Today’s Chapter. He will continue this through His entire Narrative!
We don’t live in a time where we can hear God speak like this, but we do have His Word! And, we have Creation and Providence that speak the same things. May God reveal Himself to each of us today, in a similar manner, so that we bow before Him, broken, and in the dust!!!