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32. Who am I to question what God does?

2/23/2017

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32.


Job Responds to the LORD

1. Today's Passage: Job 42

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1. "Then Job replied to the LORD:
2. I know that you can do anything, and no one can stop you.
3. You asked, 'Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorance?' It is I -- and I was talking about, things far too wonderful for me.
4. You said, 'Listen and I will speak! I have some questions for you and you must answer them.'
5. I had only heard about you before, but now I have seen you with my own eyes.
6. I take back everything I said, and I sit in dust and ashes to show my repentance."
7. After the LORD had finished speaking to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite: "I am angry with you and your two friends, for you have not spoken accurately about me, as my servant Job has.
8. So take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept his prayer on your behalf. I will not treat you as you deserve, for you have not spoken accurately about me, as my servant Job has."
9. So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite did as the LORD commanded them, and the LORD accepted Job's prayer.
10. When Job prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his fortunes. In fact, the LORD gave him twice as much as before!
11. Then all his brothers, sisters, and former friends came and feasted with him in his home. And they consoled him and comforted him because of all the trials the LORD had brought against him. And each of them brought him  a gift of money and a gold ring.
12. So the LORD blessed Job in the second half of his life even more than in the beginning. For now he had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 teams of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
13. He also gave Job seven more sons and three more daughters.
14. He named his first daughter Jemiah, the second Keziah, and the third Keren-happuch.
15. In all the land no women were as lovely as the daughters of Job. And their father put them into his will along with their brothers.
16. Job lived 140 years after that, living to see four generations of his children and grandchildren.
17. Then he died an old man who had lived a long, full life." Job 42 NLT


2. This culmination of the book of Job always makes me stop and ponder my own relationship to God.

3. Who am I to question God's wisdom?
Have you ever read what the friends said to Job?
Why do you think that God said the friends had not spoken accurately about him?
How do you feel about Job praying for his friends?

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3 Comments
Cheryl C
2/23/2017 07:58:01 am

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robyn c
2/23/2017 11:26:59 am

Job is one of the books of the bible that I had to deal with when divorce hit my life at 28. With three kids... no degree...no job...
I kept asking God why? After over 30 years, my youngest became a chaplain for the Navy.

While together with family during that celebration of our son, my ex-husband told me that I hadn't deserved to be left like that. He said, I am sorry for those years and thank you for still allowing us to be friends.

We were even told by a parent of another graduate -- because we were actually cordial to each other and celebrating in good spirits our son's exciting new adventure, we should maybe get back together...
a not so good advice from a nice person that really didn't know us or what God had done through all these years for me.

We both laughed, looked at each other and I said with complete sincerity to this person: No, not possible. We are ok friends, but I have the best husband in the world and am very happy for what God has replaced.

I don't know if my ex feels the same way, but when I read this chapter again I remembered a friend getting in my face during those years a long time ago.
I was begging God to tell me why He would allow my husband to abandon us, and what had I done to deserve being left...
She read the last few chapters of Job and asked me, 'Robyn, who do you think you are to question God? Is He in control? Does He know what He is doing? Is He trustworthy?' and I had to apologize to God for thinking I could know what needed to be done. I had to apologize. I got away with Him that weekend (kids were with ex) and I remember crying in honest abandon.
"I will trust you, though I don't know what is happening. I will trust you." It is a mantra in my journal and in my song crying out to Him. I will never forget that weekend. I laid down my life once again at my LORD's feet.

And as I reread this verse this morning. I remembered this time, and I remembered this conversation this last November. And I realized: God you have replenished me with all I need and replaced the man who did not value me for a man who does. OH How gracious you are.

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Biff C
2/23/2017 12:53:28 pm

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