There are some things we see in life that forever change your life. Good or bad, those images are burned into your conscience and you can never really un-see them.
There are some things we see in life that forever change your life because those things bring us to a greater awareness and understanding.
Seeing isn’t just defined as being able to perceive with the eyes. Seeing is also defined as the ability to discern or deduce mentally after reflection or from information; to
Job 42:1–6
1 Then Job answered the Lord and said: 2 “I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted. 3 ‘Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?’ Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know. 4 ‘Hear, and I will speak; I will question you, and you make it known to me.’ 5 I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you; 6 therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”
Job got what he wanted—he wanted an audience with God—and it changed his life.
Verses 5 and 6 teach us a powerful truth about everything that happened from chapter 38 and following:
You cannot see God and be
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Job saw God’s
Job 40:8–14
8 Will you even put me in the wrong? Will you condemn me that you may be in the right? 9 Have you an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his? 10 “Adorn yourself with majesty and dignity; clothe yourself with glory and splendor. 11 Pour out the overflowings of your anger, and look on everyone who is proud and abase him. 12 Look on everyone who is proud and bring him low and tread down the wicked where they stand. 13 Hide them all in the dust together; bind their faces in the world below. 14 Then will I also acknowledge to you that your own right hand can save you.
Job saw God’s
Job 40:15
15 “Behold, Behemoth, which I made as I made you; he eats grass like an ox.
Job’s confession in verses 2-5 can be summarized in three words: I am
I like what Swindoll wrote:
Do you know what Job finally realized? It is all about God, not me. Job got it! And what does that mean?
• God’s purpose is unfolding and I cannot
• God’s plan is incredible and I will not
• God’s reproof is reliable and I dare not
• God’s way is best and I must not
Listen, until we come to this conclusion, we will never turn from ourselves and turn to God. It is only when we realize that we are not enough that we will turn to the One who is all we need.
Because Job finally had a right view of God and a right view of himself, Job
Job 42:6
6 therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”
Please listen to this statement, when we see God—when we understand who God is and who we are in light of who God is, we will finally turn from every attempt to justify ourselves and we will trust Him. We will trust His promises. We will trust His purpose. We will trust His goodness.
Why? Because you cannot see God and remain