Stop And Consider God's Wonders

A couple of weeks ago I had read Job 37:1-16. I am working on reading the Bible chronologically and little did I know that chronologically, Job comes after Genesis (the exact time of when Job was written is unknown, but it was thought to be aroubd 1800BC). While reading through the book of Job, I was humbled everytime. I tried to read all the footnotes in my Life Application Study Bible (I would HIGHLY recommend this Bible) because I know I have been really confused about Job before. I would have to say this is the first time I have a fuller understand of what it is actually about. Yeah I know it was about suffering – but to understand the depth of the pain Job went through; I tried to put myself in his shoes a couple of times and it was hard. But time and time again, God continued to show His face.

Job 37:1-16 says:

1 “At this my heart pounds

and leaps from its place.

2 Listen! Listen to the roar of his voice,

to the rumbling that comes from his mouth.

3 He unleashes his lightning beneath the whole heaven

and sends it to the ends of the earth.

4 After that comes the sound of his roar;

he thunders with his majestic voice.

When his voice resounds,

he holds nothing back.

5 God’s voice thunders in marvelous ways;

he does great things beyond our understanding.

6 He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’

and to the rain shower, ‘Be a mighty downpour.’

7 So that everyone he has made may know his work,

he stops all people from their labor.[a]

8 The animals take cover;

they remain in their dens.

9 The tempest comes out from its chamber,

the cold from the driving winds.

10 The breath of God produces ice,

and the broad waters become frozen.

11 He loads the clouds with moisture;

he scatters his lightning through them.

12 At his direction they swirl around

over the face of the whole earth

to do whatever he commands them.

13 He brings the clouds to punish people,

or to water his earth and show his love.

14 “Listen to this, Job;

stop and consider God’s wonders.

15 Do you know how God controls the clouds

and makes his lightning flash?

16 Do you know how the clouds hang poised,

those wonders of him who has perfect knowledge?

As I was reading that passage, I started to REALLY think about what it was saying. I have never felt more OUT of control and feel God is IN control from reading a passage in the Bible. I sat there absolutely amazed. Think about some of those verses. In verse 14 it says “stop and consider God’s wonders.” This morning I woke up and I said to Dan, “did it snow?” It was so frosted over that it looked like snow! As the sun rose in the east, it was so sparkly outside!

Consider God’s wonders.

I will never forget the time my sister and I were coming home for the Michigan football game last year and the sky was fierce. It was so windy that it was blowing our vehicle around, the windshield wipers couldn’t keep up with the rain, and we were told there was a severe T-storm warning – we didn’t doubt it. Stop. And consider God’s wonders.

Yesterday I went for a jog to the beach – it was 50ish degrees out. The water almost matched the color of the sky. It was February 4.

Consider God’s wonders.

There are so many things in life that I take for granted. The simplicities of life – then why do I live life as if it is so complicated sometimes? God has been leading us through such a unique process – it’s easy to get caught up in the little details of the gestational carrier process. To get frustrated. To wonder why we have to do certain things. But it is then that I have to remember to:

Stop. Consider God’s wonders.

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