Job 39
The other day I saw a deer charging in my front yard. No, I do not have a credit card reader for access to cross my property. What I did see was was the old mother of the herd lowering her head to the ground and charging one of the younger yearlings of the herd. I did not give them permission to fight in my yard, but deer are different than me. While I may not understand all of the reasons for the mothers action I do know that the young males are chased away shortly before the babies of the new year are born. With much observation we may understand some of the actions of deer. In Job 39 we see God respond to Job’s previous penetrating questions. God in turn responds to Job with a series of His own questions. This chapter is a simple reminder of God’s grace at work to bring about His good design and ultimate blessing. God allowed Job to walk through the difficulties that He did so He could show His grace and blessing in the end. We may just focus on the good and the blessing, but God is intent on showing His grace and displaying His greatness. God will use any situation to to remind us of His sustaining grace. The problem is that like the young buck being chased out of the herd we may not see or understand the ultimate purpose and become bewildered and frightened. Through this chapter God reminds Job that He knows what is going on, He is in control and that He has everything planned out to display His greatness.
The other day I saw a deer charging in my front yard. No, I do not have a credit card reader for access to cross my property. What I did see was was the old mother of the herd lowering her head to the ground and charging one of the younger yearlings of the herd. I did not give them permission to fight in my yard, but deer are different than me. While I may not understand all of the reasons for the mothers action I do know that the young males are chased away shortly before the babies of the new year are born. With much observation we may understand some of the actions of deer. In Job 39 we see God respond to Job’s previous penetrating questions. God in turn responds to Job with a series of His own questions. This chapter is a simple reminder of God’s grace at work to bring about His good design and ultimate blessing. God allowed Job to walk through the difficulties that He did so He could show His grace and blessing in the end. We may just focus on the good and the blessing, but God is intent on showing His grace and displaying His greatness. God will use any situation to to remind us of His sustaining grace. The problem is that like the young buck being chased out of the herd we may not see or understand the ultimate purpose and become bewildered and frightened. Through this chapter God reminds Job that He knows what is going on, He is in control and that He has everything planned out to display His greatness.
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