When I think of Job, I don’t think of his patience. I think of a man who knew how big His God was. I must keep in mind that this ia a man who lost everything dear to him. He lost his children and grandchildren, all his possessions and eventually deserted by his wife. The companion who should have been his closest human friend. She is devastated and apparently blamed God and left, if not physically, then emotionally.
In chapter nine, Job is responding to Bildad’s speech. He breaks into confessing God’s power. Then in verse 10 he says,
“He does great things too marvelous to understand. He performs countless miracles.”
I look at this statement. I ponder it. I confess that You do great things Lord. You work behind the scenes (“cutting deals for us when we sleep”). Sometimes You work on stage for all to see but for whatever reason, we don’t. We don’t see or we don’t get it. Lord, You perform countless miracles. We believers need to sit and take in that fact. Sometimes God performs a miracle and we just say thank you Lord and go on!
I can easily make the confession “He does great things too marvelous to understand. He performs countless miracles.” when all is well. Yet this statement is coming from the lips of a man who has been a survivor of a devestation! That can impress me as to what kind of man Job was. But this is about God! What kind of God He is – read the end of the story!
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