Heavenly Beings Shout for Joy

Creation: A Divine Cycle
Praise from and for God's Creation

All Creation Praises God

Job 38:1-11. The Message

God Confronts Job

Have You Gotten to the Bottom of Things?

38 And now, finally, God answered Job from the eye of a violent storm. He said:
2-11 “Why do you confuse the issue?
    Why do you talk without knowing what you’re talking about?
Pull yourself together, Job!
    Up on your feet! Stand tall!
I have some questions for you,
    and I want some straight answers.
Where were you when I created the earth?
    Tell me, since you know so much!
Who decided on its size? Certainly you’ll know that!
    Who came up with the blueprints and measurements?
How was its foundation poured,
    and who set the cornerstone,
While the morning stars sang in chorus
    and all the angels shouted praise?
And who took charge of the ocean
    when it gushed forth like a baby from the womb?
That was me! I wrapped it in soft clouds,
    and tucked it in safely at night.
Then I made a playpen for it,
    a strong playpen so it couldn’t run loose,
And said, ‘Stay here, this is your place.
    Your wild tantrums are confined to this place.’

For Reflection

Poor Job.  He followed all the rules.  Job "knew" he was righteous.  Not only did Job have to endure the physical suffering of the torment, but he also had to suffer the indignities heaped upon him from his friends.  Indignities, which stemmed from their misunderstanding of God.

Then,  to top it off, Job gets ripped by God.  What in heaven's name went wrong?

Following the rules alone is insufficient.  Job filed suit against God! As religious as he was, Job did not abide in God.  Job did not have what others might call unreasonable trust in God.

Pray

Pray so that you may have unreasonable trust in God.  Pray so that you might be able to comprehend God's creation more fully.