Towards the end of the book of Job - God is replying to Job. He had all sorts of questions and challenges for him and he was finally replying.
God was not seeking answers from Job. Instead, he was only getting Job to recognize and submit to God's power and sovereignty. Only then could he hear what God was really saying to him.
How often does that happen in your life? It feels like you are being faced with things that you don't know how to answer and we easily become frustrated. There is no need to become frustrated when we don't know the answers to the questions that we have. Maybe we don't understand what is going on because God wants us to recognize and submit ourselves to his power and sovereignty.
We don't know everything for a reason. Would life even be fun if we knew the answers to everything?
"Who let the wild donkey go free?
Who untied its ropes?
I gave it the wasteland as its home,
the salt flats as its habitat.
It laughs at the commotion in the town;
it does not hear a driver's shout.
It ranges the hills for its pasture
and searches for any green thing." (Job 39:5-8)
We are that donkey. Only God can set us free just like he untied the ropes for the donkey. God gave us a beautiful place to live our lives. Just as the donkey laughs at the commotion in the town, we should do the same thing about the commotion in the world. We shouldn't laugh in a humorous way, but in a way that demonstrates our recognition and embrace of God's power. We roam and search for what is good. The donkey isn't searching for dead plants to eat, the donkey is searching for fresh green plants. Deep in our hearts we want what is fresh and living and good for the soul.
Next time you don't know the answer to something - don't worry about it. God expects us to not understand everything for a reason.
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