This morning I was reading in Job 26 and 28. In chapter 26 Job tells of some of the wonders of God and then in the last verse says:
14 And these are but the outer fringe of his works;
how faint the whisper we hear of him!
Who then can understand the thunder of his power?"
The awesome things we see and know of God now are but the outer fringes - the edges - of His ways!
Then I went on to read Job 28. In the 1st 11 verses he talks about how man searches out the treasures of the earth...but then in verse 12, he switches gears and asks the question: "But where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding dwell?" And for the remainder of the chapter he says that you cannot find it just anywhere and it's worth cannot be compared to anything we know.
But in the last verse (28) he says:
"And he said to man,
'The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom,
and to shun evil is understanding.' "
My study Bible defines "fear" as having "respect and reverence for God and to be in awe of His majesty and power." Another way I've heard "fear" described is to have a right view of who God is and who I am in relation to Him. I believe our pride is what gets in the way of us seeing God for who He really is. I love the way Steven Curtis Chapman sums it up in his song "God Is God" from the album "Declaration". The chorus says:
God is God and I am not
I can only see a part of the picture He’s painting
God is God and I am man
So I’ll never understand it all
For only God is God
God is God and I am NOT! :) I think that says it all right there! :) The entire song is so good that I am putting all the words at the end of this entry for you. My prayer for you today is that God begins to open your eyes to His majesty and magnificence...and that your heart's response will be to love and worship Him more!
God Is God (SCC)
And the pain falls like a curtain
On the things I once called certain
And I have to say the words I fear the most
I just don’t know
And the questions without answers
Come and paralyze the dancer
So I stand here on the stage afraid to move
Afraid to fall, oh, but fall I must
On this truth that my life has been formed from the dust
God is God and I am not
I can only see a part of the picture He’s painting
God is God and I am man
So I’ll never understand it all
For only God is God
And the sky begins to thunder
And I’m filled with awe and wonder
‘Til the only burning question that remains
Is who am I
Can I form a single mountain
Take the stars in hand and count them
Can I even take a breath without God giving it to me
He is first and last before all that has been
Beyond all that will pass
Oh, how great are the riches of His wisdom and knowledge
How unsearchable for to Him and through
Him and from Him are all things
So let us worship before the throne
Of the One who is worthy of worship alone
God bless you today!
MR
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2 comments:
Thanks MR. I love to read your thoughts. God has been convicting me about many things this last week. Thanks for this reminder. I get so sick of me sometimes.
-Bobbie Jo
thanks for these great writings MR. I love that song and rarely hear it so it was a great way to put a positive twist on the 2nd half of my work day today! It's so much easier to live life intentionally, and well, when we remember that God is God and we are only in a small 4x6 (or 3x3) section of the giant mural He's painting. :) Love you honey.
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