Wednesday April 22, 2009 WHO INDEED?
Then the LORD answered Job out of the storm. "Who is this that belittles my advice with words that do not show any knowledge about it? Brace yourself like a man! I will ask you, and you will teach me. "Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me if you have such insight. Who determined its dimensions? Certainly, you know! Who stretched a measuring line over it? On what were its footings sunk? Who laid its cornerstone when the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy? "Who shut the sea behind gates when it burst through and came out of the womb, when I clothed it with clouds and wrapped it up in dark clouds, when I set a limit for it and put up bars and gates, when I said, 'You may come this far but no farther. Here your proud waves will stop'? "Have you ever given orders to the morning or assigned a place for the dawn so that it could grab the earth by its edges and shake wicked people out of it?" Job 38:1-13 We know the story of Job. God was extremely proud of him, but Satan felt that the only reason Job was so faithful was because God had a hedge of protection around him. So, God gave Satan permission to come against Job - and he did! We know that Job's friends began planting seeds of doubt and even unbelief into Job's heart. In the beginning Job stood strong and praised the Lord through his pain. Well, if you've read the "rest of the story" (as Paul Harvey says), Job began to plead his innocence instead of God's faithfulness and it was downhill from there! Anytime we begin looking at ourselves, thinking we are "good enough" to "deserve" God's blessings we miss the mark big time! We can never be good enough, but we can be faithful in trusting His goodness on our behalf. Again, these words cause me to think of Nicole C. Mullins' song, Redeemer. God is the one! Jesus is our Redeemer! It is their love, their holiness, and their faithfulness to us that makes us able to face all the storms in our lives! We are nothing outside the perimeters of God's love and grace! God sets boundaries in His world and if we even begin to think that we can cross those boundaries we better take the time to think again! God's grace covers a huge distance in our lives. However, if we make a determination to do things "our" way we will quickly learn where He draws the line! Job became discouraged because his friends were relentless. This can serve as a reminder to us that we need to keep our eyes on Jesus and recognize that we are nothing without Him! Father, it is true - without You, without the shed blood of Jesus Christ, we are nothing! I know what I would be had You not graced me with Your love and the salvation provided through the sacrifice of Your Son, my brother, Jesus! Lord, strengthen us with Your love and set those boundary markers in place where we can clearly see them. We simply want to be in the center of Your will! We know where the morning comes from! ******************************************* O. Addison Gethers e-mail address : [email protected] or [email protected] window live messenger: [email protected] aim: durangoadd64 skype: cowboys62 yahoo messenger: OADDISONGETHERS --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DBILG?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
