Read Job 38:1-11

Tuesday

Read Job 38:1-11

The Lord Answers Job
38 Then out of the storm the Lord spoke to Job.

2 Who are you to question my wisdom
    with your ignorant, empty words?
3 Now stand up straight
    and answer the questions I ask you.
4 Were you there when I made the world?
    If you know so much, tell me about it.
5 Who decided how large it would be?
    Who stretched the measuring line over it?
    Do you know all the answers?
6 What holds up the pillars that support the earth?
    Who laid the cornerstone of the world?
7 In the dawn of that day the stars sang together,
    and the heavenly beings[a] shouted for joy.

8 Who closed the gates to hold back the sea[b]
    when it burst from the womb of the earth?
9 It was I who covered the sea with clouds
    and wrapped it in darkness.
10 I marked a boundary for the sea
    and kept it behind bolted gates.
11 I told it, “So far and no farther!
    Here your powerful waves must stop.”

Footnotes:
Job 38:7 See 1.6.
Job 38:8 See 26.12.

Think

We know, through the witness of the cross that God loves each and every one of us.  This passage above; invites us to remember God's great power.  Job is invited to keep his faith, despite his difficult circumstances.

Pray

Lord remind me of your power and majesty so I would be freed to worship you in every circumstance.