God Never Asks & Never Apologizes

    God never asked Job for permission to take away all that he had, nor did He apologize when it was gone.  When God finally spoke to Job, His words were direct and commanding… “Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou Me” (Job 38:3).   

There was not a single word of apology.  Why?  Because God had not wronged Job.  God is never unjust in His dealings.  In fact, Job was blessed beyond measure, but not in the way we would think.  His blessings was not merely in what he had or even what was restored to him, but in what he came to see and understand about God.   

Job himself explains it best… “I have heard of Thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth Thee.  Wherefore I abhor myself and repent in dust and ashes” (Job 42:5-6).  This is the true blessing - to go from simply hearing about God to truly seeing Him.  To be brought to a place of humility, repentance, and deeper knowledge of God is a gift beyond all earthly possessions.  How blessed it is for a person to be brought to this place before they die.          

 

-preacher John Chapman

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