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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 3 of 5
Job 39:19-30; ; Job 40:1-5
Job had thought that his well-being was of no interest to the LORD. But was there ever any creature of any kind from a baby raven to a horse or an eagle, for which God was not concerned? If He took care of all living things, there was every reason that He would watch over the man Job, the highest of creatures, who had life even beyond the grave.
The Lord Jesus, in the gospels, gives His own exactly the same teaching (cf. Job 38:41 with Luke 12:24). And He invites us not to be anxious about our everyday needs; God knows all about them. One thing only can we lack – and we often do lack this – faith in this faithful God.
The LORD has just been speaking to Job about His creation; Job rightly concludes, "Behold, I am nought" (v. 5, JND translation). But he cannot say more than that. He who had intended to argue with God as equal to equal (Job 10:2; Job 13:3; Job 23:3-4), now that the occasion is provided for him, understands that before the majesty of His Creator this is just not possible. This is his first lesson, but he still has a second lesson to learn. The LORD is to speak a second time so that He can lead Job to a full and sincere conviction of sin.
