Why?
Job 3:23
Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?
The text of today’s devotional finds Job in the direst of circumstances: in just one day his children died, his flocks were wiped out, and his servants savagely murdered. When Job himself endures boils from top to bottom, even his wife tells him to “curse God and die” (Job 2:9)! And yet, Job doesn’t curse God, but he does ask why he was even born. He doesn’t shake his fist and give God a piece of his mind, but he questions the pain.
We serve a God who is big enough that He can shoulder the why questions of life. We can’t, in our finite minds, understand or possibly even bear the answers to those questions in the midst of suffering, but God is still listening. If you are enduring a hard thing today, don’t be afraid to take your questions, and your hurt, to God. In His perfect timing He will help you see His greater plan, and while you wrestle with why, He will continue to draw you near.
CONFESSION
I am confident of His presence in my pain
I trust Him to drive me to a safe place.
