God's Perspective is Perfect

Scripture: Job 42:2

"I know that You can do all things, And that no purpose of Yours can be thwarted.

Insights: Last week we looked at The Proper Response to Pain and concluded it was worship.  In other words, we run to Jesus when we are in the midst of our pain.  This week we are concluding the book of Job with The Proper Response to an Encounter with God.  On Friday of this week we will wrap up these Thoughts by Scott with the culminating answer.  Throughout the week, however, we will be laying a foundation which will enable us to put the final piece, which is our proper response to an encounter with God into place.  Having stated these introductory comments, let us jump into today’s verse and the lesson we learn from it.  Job has just had God asking him questions for four straight chapters.  After hearing and encountering God, Job completely understands that God’s perspective on life is perfect.  God can do all things and nothing is going to thwart His eternal plans and purposes.  Job had gotten himself so wrapped up in his pain that he lost sight of God’s sovereign hand that was holding all things together.  We often times wonder why we go through the stuff we go through on this side of eternity.  The better thought, however, is, why not me?  Why ought I not to be the one to experience pain and suffering.  Jesus came to redeem us eternally.  He did not save us to have our best life now as some would purport. Our best life is in eternity with Jesus.  As we learned last week, God trusted Job enough and loved Job enough to allow him to go through this horrific situation.  God knew Job would not sin in his response to suffering.  God is going to bring about His plan no matter what and nothing, not Satan, not me, not you, not anything in this universe is going to thwart God’s plan.  Beloved, we must always keep this perspective in mind as we learn the proper response to an encounter with God.

Questions:

1. Do you understand that God’s perspective is perfect?
2. Have you become so focused on the trees of your problem that you have not been able to see your situation from God’s perspective?

Prayer: Father, I so often get overwhelmed about my problems and pains because I am living the journey out in the present.  Help me to have an eternal perspective on my situations and trust You to know how the end is going to be written.  Your perspective to life is perfect.  Let me grow in Your grace and believe in You for my future.  Amen.