We have read and reread this book that shows us the depth of sadness that Job has experienced. Throughout them all Job had one question: Please God answer me and show me. Not some sweet nothings but real answers to why I am suffering. Been there beloved? Yes, we all have been there. We all want answers but sometimes it is like heaven is closed for business. Now after 37 chapters God opens heaven’s door and offers not answers but more questions. God begins “where were you when…” And that is just where we all find ourselves when the drama and the questions are there heavy and lingering.
So in these last few chapters God gives us a glimpse of what He did at creation and now present time. Where was I? I was where I am today, sitting and mulling over all that has taken place in my life. And then I respond just like Job: I have declared without understanding things too wonderful for me to know. And you know what, that is enough. For some of us that is the bottom line. When we come to that point, it reveals what God wants us to know: accept by faith all that you do not understand and trust Me saith the Lord.
