God speaks in the storm (Job 38 - 42)

God couldn't have been any clearer as He speaks to Job in the midst of the storm. That was the case for Job, his life was so battered around, he was so hurt and brought low. We learn in this final section of Job that God does speak to His people, teaches us, refines us and yields us in the midst of our storms and our struggles. God shows us that He is in control to the finest detail of everything that goes on in His children's life. We are not treated as enemies or misfits, but that God still loves us even when we go through those rough patches in life. We also know that even for God's children, when we are disciplined, it is discipline that a father would give to a son, not as punishment, as though we were wicked and cast aside. That is not the relationship we are in, nor was it the relationship that Job was in. That is why God becomes so angry at Job's three friends who had condemned him and kicked him to the curb while all the while God was refining and shaping Job's faith, things inside of him that were deeply being worked out in the midst of his suffering. And so, it is true. God speaks in the midst of the storms of our lives. Do we trust that He has everything in His hand and under control? Can we yield when things around us go so out of control? Job shows us that we can.