I am finally finished with Job and what a finish it was. I have decided that God can definitely have his sassy moments. On dictionary.com sassy is defined as being "
lively, bold and full of spirit; cheeky"
When he has been tested and is like "Ok? Your such a know-it-all now? Can you do x,y, and z?" Reading through chapters 38-42 just makes me say WOAH! God is telling Job!
My good friend and sister in Christ Haley would really like this passage. Mostly because God is being totally sarcastic with Job and just a little on the sassy side, which is completely how Haley communicates. But these last chapters pretty much have a couple of keep points besides God telling Job off.
1. God totally re-establishes his justice as the highest law.
There is not something that is "fair and right" and something separate that is God's law. God is God and is a just God. Whether we understand that system or think that it is fair doesn't matter. It is still just and still meets God's standards. He doesn't ask us to like it, or even to accept it at all times [we are human and stubborn] but why insult the Creator and Just God by telling Him what is fair and right.
"Who has a claim against me that I must pay?" Job 41:11a
2. God re-establishes his power.
God talks for a long time in chapter 38:4 - 41 all about his characteristics that make him God. He talks about his strength, wisdom, fearlessness, fearsomeness, power, knowledge, royalty, justice, splendor and majesty. He talks to Job and says "Are you any of these things?" God completely puts Job in his place.
"Nothing on earth is his equal-a creature without fear." Job 41:33
3. Job FINALLY humbles himself before God.
It's about time that Job got off his high horse about how perfect he is. I know that so many times I can be a complete know-it-all. In this way, I relate to Job. I think it may be a just me thing but also something that Georgia Tech breeds into us. I so many times will think that I know best, that I know the right thing. I can always do it better than some one else. I have also been on the receiving end like Job was of when God humbles us. It is a painful experience but one meant to show us more and more our dependence on God.
"Then Job replied to the Lord:
'I know that you can do all things;
no plan of yours can be thwarted.
You asked, 'Who is this that obscures my counsel without knowledge?'
Surely I spoke of things that I did not understand,
things to wonderful for me to know.
You said, ' Listen now, and I will speak;
I will question you,
and you shall answer me.'
My ears had heard of you
but now my eyes have seen you.
Therefore I despise myself
and repent in dust and ashes."
Job 42:1-6
Im really glad that even when I am at home and not at Georgia Tech, where I have been growing so much, the Lord still meets me here. Satan recently has made me soo busy in my mind where before I knew it, the day was over and I had spent no alone time with God. Well I refuse to let that be a habit of my summer. I will develop holy habits even if it does take me all summer.
King (def.) --sovereign ruler; generally used to denote one invested with authority; greek word melek
