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Job 9&10
Sept 14, 2014 0:16:59 GMT
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Post by cspain03 on Sept 14, 2014 0:16:59 GMT
Hey beautifully people, I trust you all are doing well ! This is the verse that stood out to me in chpt 9: 16 If I summoned him, and he answered me, I would not believe that he would be listening to my voice - This further shows to me the low low place that Job was in. Man oh man, to feel like God won't hear you when you call on Him! I think we've all had those low moments but to publicslly voice them to other people - now you know you're really low cause we saints don't tend to openly admit that our feelings are against what God's word or His example says. I encourage you all to be open to voicing how you feel, myself included, to not allow the situations we are in to make us doubt what the Word says about our God and what His past actions say about Him. I know I've been quick so think/feel "oh well God doesn't love or like He used to because ____ went wrong/ain't right/didn't happen, He doesn't listen to me, why am I still waiting for this to pass" it's easy to find yourself making a situation bigger than God, but we can't go there. Job lost a lot and we all will have our "Job" moments but we should learn from his journey and like Quia said seek understanding for the difficult situation and strength to make it through !!!
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Post by Quia on Sept 15, 2014 0:49:02 GMT
Man, as I read these two verses all I can think of is the low, low place that Job is in. He is so distraught, in such despair and pain and it is really sad. The thing that really strikes me the most is how we can turn the attributes of God into bad things. His wisdom is profound, his power is vast. Who has resisted him and come out unscathed? 5 He moves mountains without their knowing it and overturns them in his anger. 6 He shakes the earth from its place and makes its pillars tremble. 7 He speaks to the sun and it does not shine; he seals off the light of the stars. 8 He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea. 9 He is the Maker of the Bear and Orion, the Pleiades and the constellations of the south. 10 He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.
Now, Job knows and lists all these things that God is capable of. Powerful things that no one else can do. In his pain, he doesn't even realize that he is honoring God. Somehow, his pain is still causing him to praise God yet he doesn't even realize it. This to me is an illustration of the fact that our pain often allows us to pervert our praise. Instead of looking at these things that he is listing and understanding that if God can do all these things he can surely deliver me, Job turns them into negative things and makes God out to be a vindictive, cruel God who is hellbent on punishing him. Man, it is so easy to be in this accusatory place. I know that I have prayer prayers telling God you can do this and do that so why won't you...almost taunting him. I am learning to realize that knowing that he can do those things puts me in a good position. I shouldn't let my knowledge of God cause me to doubt him...questioning him to clarify is one thing (ie seeking guidance, direction, understanding) but it is a completely different thing depending on where your heart's desires lie. I think that it is important to remember that knowing what God is capable of puts us in a good position to trust him.
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Post by R .Parker on Sept 15, 2014 15:32:27 GMT
Goodmorning!Another day God had made to get right!!!
This what had stood out to me: 21.I am innocent But I am not trying to prove this.I hate my life.22.Everybody suffers in the same way.This is why I say, God kills both good people and evil people.23.God laughs at innocent people when they are sad.This is why illness causes many people to die.
Dang Job is really in a low place right now...because Job think that God causes people to suffer.But honestly i use to think the same way.Because in this life like i mention before.In seems that good people often suffers.But then i think for a sec.God is not responsible for our troubles.We know that sometimes the devil caused our troubles.And often times natural things in our life causes troubles.I know sometimes i may ask God why do it seems you slow to help me!? But again i think about God's track record for what he had done for me in my life!I remember God is not slow but he is patient.And as we all know God may not come when we need him, but he always right On time!!!
Be Blessed!!!
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