Observation: The summary of all the wisdom spoken from Elihu is this ... God is in control of absolutely everything!! Whenever we question the Lord, STOP and consider his wonderful miracles, which are everywhere and everything in all the earth. Even lightening - fearful, thunderous, destructive - is part of his great glory. Even the greatest storms are completely under God's control.
Application: Lord, today ... I cry.
In a time when everything seems unnecessarily difficult, there have always been those elements of life that I have pointed to and said "see, here is joy, here is perfect love, here is the blessing of the Lord." And today, one of those things literally dies, forever removed from life.
I can only endure by knowing you are in control of this storm. This lightening bolt has struck our home. I trust you with our comfort and help and future.
Prayer: Lord, today I turn my eyes to the mountains, and to nature and world all around me, with the question in my breaking heart, 'where does my help come from?' And from this very world I receive my answer, my help comes from the Lord almighty, the maker of heaven and earth! Abba, this day, as every day, may thy will be done. Amen.
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