As I sit here in my quiet time this morning I can feel God's presence and His peace. It started as I started reading Chapter 9. Not to be dramatic but there are some times when I read God's Word and it brings me to the point of tears...good tears. God's Word is so amazing to me. I've read these Chapters many times but not until this morning did they affect me like this. They exploded on me. They bypassed my brain and went straight to my heart. God revealed more of Himself to me and I feel like some of the characters in the Bible who fall on their faces in His presence. I just want to worship Him.
These are the verses that spoke to me the most:
"But how can a man be righteous before God?"
"God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has hardened himself against Him and prospered?"
”He does great things past finding out,Yes,wonders without number."
"If He takes away, who can hinder Him?"
"Who can say to Him, ‘What are You doing?”
“How then can I answer Him, And choose my words to reason with Him?"
"For though I were righteous, I could not answer Him; I would beg mercy of my Judge."
“For He is not a man, as I am, That I may answer Him, And that we should go to court together."
"Nor is there any mediator between us, Who may lay his hand on us both."
"Let Him take His rod away from me, And do not let dread of Him terrify me. Then I would speak and not fear Him, But it is not so with me."
I just put them all together. It seems as if Job is pleading for a Savior. He's begging for mercy from the judge, he wishes God were a man so he could answer him, he's wishing for a mediator. Sounds like a longing for Jesus to me. I think that's why I got emotional. I realized that all the things Job was pleading for...we have. We have Jesus. I can't even put into words how grateful I am for that. Thank you LORD, thank you Jesus.
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