https://odb.org/2025/01/07/seeing-god-in-creation
Job 42 Then Job replied to the Lord: 2 “I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted. 3 You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.
When we have doubts, we should look at His creation and marvel at His handiwork and craftsmanship. Look at the majestic mountains – snow capped in other places, but filled with much greenery in Malaysia. Look at the clouds and the blue sky and the sea. The sunrise is so magnificently beautiful. Marvel at the pouring rain, giving the much needed sustenance for the ground to yield its crops. In fact, every time I mow the lawn at my old house, I marvel at how fast the grass grows again! I missed mowing for a few weeks over the Christmas and New Year weekends, the triple effort needed!
But what I would like to point out today is what Job said in Job 42:1-3: I know you can do all things. No purpose of yours can be thwarted, meaning to say God’s sovereign will would prevail because He can do all things. Job concludes that in grumbling about his situation, he was speaking of things he did not understand, as God has a plan and His own timing. Those plans are the things that are too wonderful for him to understand.
We know God can do all things. When we look at His creation, we are astounded by His glorious power. Yet we know nature will run its course. You plunge a knife into a man’s heart, you will kill him. If you add salt to a glass of water, the water becomes salty. Yet sometimes we want to believe otherwise, like when we are stricken with illness or a misfortune befalls us. Can God do all things? Yes, He could, but nature will run its course. Will we blame God if He has not healed us? Will we blame God if He did not perform a miracle for us? Job said that he spoke of things he did not understand. Ultimately, as mere humans, as much as Jesus loves us, we submit and conform to His will. He knows best, and we know that His plans for us are to prosper us (for our good) and not to harm us but to give us hope and a future (Jeremiah 29:11).
When we say we know that God can do all things, we must accept and trust that He knows best, and He knows what’s best for us. If it’s tough, He has a purpose. If it’s filled with hurdles, hardship, tears, and pain, He has a purpose. The light will come at the end of the tunnel because we know that we have all eternity with Him in Christ. That’s what really matters, at the end of the day. Don’t ever lose sight of that, come what may!
Ronnie's Thoughts 