"Should God then reward you on your own terms.." (v33)
I've never thought about it this way. No, of course God shouldn't reward me on my terms, my terms are the terms of a silly human. Tonight, my biggest problem was getting a network connection at the Hilton in NYC to respond to some work issues and do my fantasy baseball draft. I mean, really, its surprising that God listens to us at all!
Job sees God as a means to an end, some sort of success or wealth standard. If that isn't a named sin, it should be! What a demeaning way to think of God. But, we all do it at some point, don't we?
Please God, grant me internet access, I am your humble servent!
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Good point! I think it is commonplace to be trivial with the expectations we have on God.
ReplyDeleteMy self interest abounds daily with little wants that don't hold much water...Hope you get
your connection Jordan!
I did! Literally 2 minutes before the start of my draft. God works in mysterious ways :) Can I get a witness?!?!
ReplyDeletePreach it, brothah!
ReplyDeleteTwo things jumped out at me today. First, Elihu says, "Let's put our heads together and figure out what's going on here." There is something all of us see that not one of us can see on their own.
What in the world is God up to and how can we help? Why does God need a church? What would happen if we got more serious about our job? What would be different in people’s lives in Quincy?
Tonight, other than celebrating Cathy's birthday and what she brings to our community (and I'm not just talking about James' friend, Mackenzie), you will be building something based on those last two questions. We can only answer them together. Please write descriptions and take pictures, so Jordan and I can see your work.
The other, more powerful statement is really a plea, "Teach me to see what I still don't see." The root word for disciple is the same as for discipline. Proverbs teaches us that it's the child God loves that he disciplines. We need to live on God's terms. Growing up, I was familiar with the statement, "When you pay the rent, you can make the rules." My mom helped God create me and was sustaining my life. She wanted me to grow up and raise children of my own (it's the only payback).
We are God's children. He is trying to teach us all something. Please mark your calendars for the first two Sundays in May. At 9 am, we will start to craft our purpose statement and guiding principles. At 10 am, we will worship together. We're going to start Easter with a bang!