Am I Enough – Will you Judge God?

Greetings Dear Reader,

As God reaches the end of his explanation of his power he reminds Job that he asked Job to instruct him if he could.  He then asks a further question.  He asks Job if he can judge God.

I feel the passage makes it so clear that what God is asking is can Job save himself.  Can Job end his own captivity?  Can he end his own suffering?  Can he redeem his own soul?  Can he sit in judgment on God?

God assures Job that he can crush the wicked if he wishes.  He reminds Job that if Job can do all that God asks then Job is worthy of praise from God.  Remember that all of this happens whilst God is speaking out of a storm.

I wonder how often I judge God without even thinking about it.  All that Job has asked God is why.  Job is wise enough not to pursue it any further but I know that I do not always do the same.  It never wrong to ask God questions.  It is always necessary to do out of a place of faith and respect. 

God does not need to prove himself to anyone.  He simply is.  He wants to be enough for me.  He wants me to accept by faith that he is good, loving, and kind.  He wants me to be the same way with others so that he can show his love to them through me.  He wants me to see that he is enough. 

Wishing you joy in the journey,

Aramis Thorn

Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure store."

Job 40:1-24 

The LORD responded to Job, 

(2)  "Will the person who finds fault with the Almighty correct him? Will the person who argues with God answer him?" 

(3)  Job answered the LORD, (4) "I'm so insignificant. How can I answer you? I will put my hand over my mouth.  (5) I spoke once, but I can't answer- twice, but not again." 

(6)  Then the LORD responded to Job out of a storm, (7) "Brace yourself like a man! I will ask you, and you will teach me.  (8)  "Would you undo my justice? Would you condemn me so that you can be righteous?  (9)  Do you have power like God's? Can you thunder with a voice like his?  (10)  Then dress yourself in majesty and dignity. Clothe yourself in splendor and glory.  (11)  Unleash your outbursts of anger. Look at all who are arrogant, and put them down.  (12)  Look at all who are arrogant, and humble them. Crush wicked people wherever they are.  (13)  Hide them completely in the dust, and cover their faces in the hidden place.  (14)  Then even I will praise you because your right hand can save you. 

(15)  "Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. It eats grass as cattle do.  (16)  Look at the strength in its back muscles, the power in its stomach muscles.  (17)  It makes its tail stiff like a cedar. The ligaments of its thighs are intertwined.  (18)  Its bones are bronze tubes. They are like iron bars.  (19)  Behemoth is the first of God's conquests. Its maker approaches it with his sword.  (20)  The hills bring it food, and all the wild animals play there.  (21)  It lies down under the lotus plants in a hiding place among reeds and swamps.  (22)  Lotus plants provide it with cover. Poplars by the stream surround it.  (23)  Though the river flows powerfully against it, it's not alarmed. It's confident even when the Jordan rushes against its mouth.  (24)  Can anyone blind its eyes or pierce its nose with snares?