Scripture: Job 34: 32-37
“Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not do so again.’ Should God then reward you on your terms, when you refuse to repent? You must decide, not I; so tell me what you know. “Men of understanding declare, wise men who hear me say to me, ‘Job speaks without knowledge; his words lack insight.’ Oh, that Job might be tested to the utmost for answering like a wicked man! To his sin he adds rebellion; scornfully he claps his hands among us and multiplies his words against God.”
Scripture Commentary: What should we do and how should we be before God?
There are many things we should do, say, be. Ask God to show you what you aren’t able to see. Learn what you are doing wrong and make correction.
We can:
- Turn to God for understanding, endurance, and deliverance
- Ask important questions we might not take time to think about in our normal routine
- Prepare to identify with and comfort others who suffer
- Open ourselves to helping others
- Obey God’s Word
- Be ready to learn from a trustworthy God
- Realize we can identify with what Christ suffered on the cross for us and be sensitized to the amount of suffering in the world
That, OR we can:
- Become hardened and reject God
- Refuse to ask any questions and miss any lessons that might be good for us
- Allow ourselves to be self-centered and selfish
- Withdraw from the help that others can give
- Reject the fact that God can bring good out of calamity
- Accuse God of being unjust and perhaps lead others to reject Him
- Close ourselves to any changes in our lives
God is still concerned even though He does not intervene all the time. God will always execute justice. He loves us.
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