Simple Acknowledgment

Scripture:
You said, “Listen now, and I will speak.
When I question you, you will inform Me.”
I had heard rumors about You,
but now my eyes have seen You.
Therefore I take back my words
and repent in dust and ashes.
Job 42:4-6

Observation: After the Lord has corrected Job, he responds. He does so with humility and repentance. Job acknowledges God's greatness, and states that he is clearly unable to respond because he has been wrong in questioning God's actions toward him. He therefore returns to exactly where he was before his wife and friends said anything back in chapter 2 ... he is going to acknowledge God's greatness, and simply repent silently, sitting in the dirt. It is to this response that God then says Job has "spoken the truth".

Application: Throughout Job, God did not expect a lot. He simply expected Job and his friends to acknowledge his authority. This was never about good, bad, right, wrong, sin, worship, or any other action. This was about God's Lordship.

Yahweh is Lord of my life. He has the authority to determine my life. I know he has blessed me far beyond what I even ever hoped for. I pray he will care for my family and especially my children as the move through the hard transitional times moving from teens to adulthood. However, the path is of his choosing.

Prayer: Jehovah. Adonai. El Shaddai. Elohim. Immanuel. Abba. Jesus. Lord, you are my lord. Please forgive me of any pride, arrogance, or improper attitude or words toward you and your creation and your people. May I seek your word and council only, and your path only for my life. Amen.