Hierdie week het ons klaargemaak met die boek Job. Dis 'n boek vol lewenslesse, maar partykeer nie lekker om die harde waarheid van ons eie realiteit en tekortkominge te herken nie. Daar is baie sulke blinde areas in ons lewe wat ons verkies om mis te kyk of te hanteer.
Magtige God vernietig 'n paar gevaarlike gedrogte in Job 40 en 41 en bewys aan Job dat Hy groter en sterker is as Job se fisiese pyn, verlies en vrese. Ons is nie veronderstel om hierdie monsters in ons lewe alleen te tem nie - slegs deur die magtige hand van 'n almagtige God. 'n Vriendin wat saam deur die Bybel lees, het op hierdie oulike stuk afgekom en ek deel dit graag:
"In Job’s eyes his situation felt impossible, more than he could handle, with no way out. But God opened an unseen reality. The picture turned from what Job saw, to something bigger, greater, and more magnificent than he could comprehend. In fact, Job never understood why all the tragedy occurred, but his sight moved from the monsters he knew to a Sovereign God he hadn’t before known.
Then Job answered the Lord and said: “I know that You can do everything,
And that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You … Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand, Things too wonderful for me, which I did not know … I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear, But now my eye sees You. Therefore I abhor myself,
And repent in dust and ashes. (Job 42:1-6 NKJV)There is still that little-kid fear in us at times. Situations loom like monsters beneath the bed and in the corner. Through deep trials we discover “no-way-out” circumstances invite “one-way-up” reality.
There may be things now which seem more than you can bear. But friend, there is no monstrous circumstance that can separate you from the arms of your Loving Father. He is bigger. He is greater. He is better.
No Behemoth or Leviathan has any power beyond His Sovereignty or authority. What Job recognized, we can too. He is completely able. No purpose of His can be thwarted. Dark shadowy corners reveal tiny glimpses of a glorious God. And from that view, we begin to see things too wonderful."
- Sylvia Schroeder
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