Re:Verse passage – Job 9:32-35 (day four)
There is no one like God! Who can stand before Him as His equal, much less His superior? Job is saying that there is no one to arbitrate with God. For an arbitrator to resolve a conflict between two parties, he must hold some level of authority over both of them. Job says there is no one who can arbitrate with God because no one has any authority over God.
Knowing this truth, Job is in despair as to what to do. He wants to put aside his sufferings as if they were not happening. He cannot understand what is going on or why God has turned His face from him. Job says that it is fear that keeps him from trusting God. Fear of the unknown has paralyzed Job’s spirit.
How often are we paralyzed with fear? Fear of uncomfortable circumstances, fear of mounting bills and debts, fear of health challenges, fear of relationships gone bad…we can be consumed with fear. What if we prayed first? …what a novel idea! Since God is God and has no equal, why don’t we ask Him for His perspective, for His provision, or for His power? Job eventually got there but why don’t we start there?
