Our Perspective is Imperfect

Scripture: Job 42:3

'Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?' "Therefore I have declared that which I did not understand, Things too wonderful for me, which I did not know."

Insights: In today’s verse Job is declaring to the Lord that he was the one without knowledge.  He was the one attempting to give counsel to others from a place of ignorance to the big picture.  It is for this reason Job now announces that God’s ways are too wonderful for him and for the third time reiterates his lack of knowledge on God’s plans and purposes.  Yesterday I mentioned in the question section about the trees of pain in our lives and the closeness of our situation that often times makes it too hard to recognize the forest.  Often times when we are that close to a problem we cannot clearly delineated the Lord’s path that He would have us to walk.  In other words, our perspective on the situation is imperfect as human beings.  It is for this reason we need to walk by faith and not by sight.  We need to trust the Lord’s perspective and believe He really does know what is best.  After all, Job realized that God’s ways are too wonderful for him to understand.  Beloved, I believe this truth is one of the most difficult for us as people to accept.  It is often times very difficult for us to surrender to the Lord’s plans even though we know His ways are always best.  We need to deny ourselves, pick up our cross daily and follow Him.  It is very easy to write these words, but it is another thing to live those words out before a watching world.  It is my prayer that we recognize our imperfect perspective and trust the Lord by faith and walk in His perfect perspective.  As we live life this way, may it bring Him glory!

Questions:

1. Do you sometimes forget that God truly is in control?
2. Have your decisions in recent days shown your dependence upon you or upon God?

Prayer: Father, I am grateful You do not get lost in this journey of life.  Thank You for Your perfect perspective, especially in light of my imperfect vantage point.  God, let me learn to trust You completely.  Amen.