“I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day.”
― Abraham Lincoln
JOB 38-39
God speaks...
1Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm. He said:
2“Who is this that obscures my plans
with words without knowledge?
3Brace yourself like a man;
I will question you,
and you shall answer me.
4“Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?
Tell me, if you understand.
5Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know!
Who stretched a measuring line across it?
6On what were its footings set,
or who laid its cornerstone—
7while the morning stars sang together
and all the angelsa shouted for joy?
ACTS 15:22-41Paul and Barnabas have a disagreement over Mark...
36Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the believers in all the towns where we preached the word of the Lord and see how they are doing.” 37Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark, with them, 38but Paul did not think it wise to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not continued with them in the work. 39They had such a sharp disagreement that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus, 40but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the believers to the grace of the Lord. 41He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
JOURNAL
God shows up...God speaks and immediately puts Job in his place so that he will listen. Paul and Barnabas disagree over taking Mark who has previously abandoned them. Paul is definitely not quick to forgive...
God's words for Job ring true in my own heart and mind. Who am I to question God. Who am I to question how things work and why they aren't working in my life. Who am I to declare that I should even get one more moment. Although I am just a whisp I am a whisp that God loves. To embrace both of those realities is tough...it is to embrace that God loves me but also to embrace that he is far greater and is the creator. It is to realize that billions of years have passed under his direction and I should trust him, no matter my circumstance.
God's words for Job ring true in my own heart and mind. Who am I to question God. Who am I to question how things work and why they aren't working in my life. Who am I to declare that I should even get one more moment. Although I am just a whisp I am a whisp that God loves. To embrace both of those realities is tough...it is to embrace that God loves me but also to embrace that he is far greater and is the creator. It is to realize that billions of years have passed under his direction and I should trust him, no matter my circumstance.
12Before a downfall the heart is haughty,
but humility comes before honor.
~ PROVERBS 18:12
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