Daily Devotion

 

My Eye Sees You

by | May 11, 2021 | Daily Devotion, Praying Through The Bible | 0 comments

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Job 42:1-6

Then Job answered the Lord and said: “I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted. ‘Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?’ Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know. ‘Hear, and I will speak; I will question you, and you make it known to me.’ I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you; therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”

After tragedy struck, Job moved into the natural and normal period of questioning. But God abruptly confronted Job and refocused his vision. Job was looking at his situation; God said—look at me! With his focus on God, Job saw three things.

First, Job saw God’s omnipotence. His power enables him to do anything he desires to do. Second, Job saw God’s incomprehensibility. God acts in ways our puny human minds simply cannot grasp. Even in tragedy, there are things “too wonderful for [us]” to know. Third, Job saw God at work. Job moved from knowledge about God to seeing and experiencing God. This overwhelming knowledge moved him to repentance.

If you are going through a difficult situation let me remind you that this change of heart doesn’t happen overnight. Through the healing process, God gives us time and space to ask our questions. Faith and doubt, courage and discouragement, strength and weakness weave in and out of our emotions like the on-again-off-again warmth of the sun on a partially cloudy day. So…keep looking to him…even through your tears. Keep talking to him…even with your questions. Keep trusting him…even in your doubts. He loves you! He cares for you! You can trust him!

Talking Points

  • Thank God for being omnipotent. He is powerful over all things.
  • Thank God for being incomprehensible. Our minds cannot grasp his greatness.
  • Thank God for working in our lives. We are on a journey with the living God!

Father, please shine your comfort on the person going through a great challenge. Hold them close to you. Help them experience your presence. Help them to say with Job, “I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you.” In Christ’s name. Amen.

 

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