Tues.’s Devo - The Majestic Glory of God

Read: Job 40:1-42:17; 2 Corinthians 5:11-21; Psalm 45:1-17; Proverbs 22:14 God asks Job if now that he has seen him, if he still wants to argue with him. Job is humbled to the core. He realizes that he has spoken too much already and regrets all he said. God asks Job if he will discredit his justice and condemn God just to prove he is right. Then he challenges Job to act like him and do the things he does. God points to behemoth (the hippopotamus) and Leviathan (the sea monster or crocodile). He describes their awesome strength and power. Can Job make something like this? Job replies to God that he just thought he knew something but he realizes that he knows nothing at all. He makes the statement that he knew about God, but now he has experienced him. God left Job and went to talk to his friends. He told them that they had not spoken accurately about him as Job had. They were to take a perfect (7) sacrifice to Job and offer it up and let Job pray for them. He would accept Job’s prayer for them. They obeyed and it broke the curse off of Job. God blessed him with double of all he had and even gave him 7 more sons and 3 more daughters. It gives us the daughters names which mean “affectionate”, “cassia” which is a spice used in the anointing incense, and “the horn of cosmetic” which alluded to their beauty. They were known for their beauty and Job put them in his will. Job had an encounter with God and it changed everything for him. Paul said the same thing in his letter to the Church in Corinth. He said that at one time they thought of Christ merely from a human point of view, but now they see through God’s eyes. Now they know Jesus in a totally new spiritual way. This compels them to share him to the world. Now they can passionately plead others to come to Christ. Lord, may we humbly declare your wisdom far above ours. Thank you that you look down on man with love and mercy and salvation. We are truly grateful to you.