Job 40: 8 “Would you discredit my justice?
Would you condemn me to justify yourself?
9 Do you have an arm like God’s,
and can your voice thunder like his?
Would you condemn me to justify yourself?
9 Do you have an arm like God’s,
and can your voice thunder like his?
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“Why?” is usually the question that begins my tantrum with
GOD. “Why did this person die or why did I lose the thing that was precious to
me?” I ask these questions to GOD as if HE owes me an explanation. It’s alright
to question, but sometimes I was actually mad at GOD.
- Sometimes I get mad at GOD for not giving me my way.
- Sometimes I wonder if there is a purpose to serving GOD if I can’t get my way all the time.
- Sometimes I demand that HE explains HIMSELF so I can reconcile what’s going on.
Here I am the created telling the CREATOR to explain HIS
plan HE has for me. Even if HE did explain, I probably would not like the
explanation. Looking back on the pouting, I can see a better plan has emerged
each time. Through many disappointments, toils and snares I can actually see
why GOD took me through situations that enabled me to grow.
- GOD does not owe me an explanation but wants me to know HE loves me.
- GOD does not owe me my way but wants me to know HE has a plan to prosper me.
- GOD does not owe me pleasure or comfort yet HE sent the COMFORTER to give me peace when I am frazzled.
GOD does not owe me anything, especially when I am trying to
justify myself, yet HE loves me so much that HE threw my sins away and cleaned
me up to be acceptable to HIM. GOD loves me.
- Are you trying to justify why you should have something?
- Do you think your righteous acts deserve something from GOD?
- Can you do things for GOD without expecting something in return?
- Will you stop trying to get GOD to explain HIMSELF and start having faith, trust and hope?
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