Can you imagine a bad storm blowing up and in the midst of a huge whirlwind God, the Almighty, the Holy One begins to talk to you????
What would you do?
You've been asking in your suffering, "Where are you, God?"....well, there is is!....and then, he begins to tell you that you are confusing the issues and that you have been talking without knowing what you are talking about?
OUCH!
Maybe our interpretations and theological ramblings sound like the conversations of Job and his friends to God.....a lot of not knowing what we are talking about when we speak for God........this seems to happen a lot. After all, Jesus came to earth and had explained to the Pharisees that they were getting it wrong with all their man-made interpretations.
Where is that happy medium where we learn about God and His characteristics in the Bible, and then we interpret it in our daily lives...How do we know when God is speaking to us? It is pretty obvious when he is in a burning bush, or a whirlwind. How do we make sure that we are not speaking for God in an incorrect way?
By the way, my favorite parts are how God has a storehouse of hail that he keeps in readiness for times of trouble and battle and war (this is not something we as humans can do, my friends!)
And how dumb the ostrich is; who didn't get a full measure of sense...she doesn't fly, but she sure can run....God created her.
These word pictures of what our Creator created are so cool. He can do all things and we better be careful about speaking for Him, because He speaks for himself and we simply aren't capable with our human minds of having understanding like he does. We'll get to know it a little bit later though when we are hanging out in our resurrected bodies with him.....
Look what comes up from the depths of the sea.
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I can only imagine how Job and his friends felt that day when God spoke.....can you imagine? I bet that was a humbling experience for all because Job and company continuted to speak of what they thought what God was doing and how He felt and viewed things....but he shows his power by letting them know everything he can and has done......everything from a rain to dew to lightning to animals hunting and giving birth and raising their young. He is the Almighty. He is our creator and we, no matter what, are not his equal. I think this is important for all mankind to understand.
ReplyDeleteIt should get interesting now!! CAn't you just see the look on everyone's face when God began to speak? I would LOVE to be able to have him speak to me like that....that would be so awesome......I have to pay attention to the little and big things he has created to know him.....like the sound of rain, the waves of the ocean, pelicans flying overhead, baby turtles hatching on the beach.....seeing my kids in school learn, etc. But to actually hear a voice and know it was God......AWESOME!!
My perception of God really changed when I read tthrough the Bible last year. I hadn't thought of his real majesty....I noticed all the lightning and thunder references around me and thought of all the power surrounding that. God just goes beyond our human characteristics and we forget that,at least I do.....God talks to nature like it is animate. He tells the lighting bolts where they should go. He gates and bars the sea from overstepping the boundry He has set for it....He feeds the animals and allows them to catch prey as He sees fit......we have an amazing God.....
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