But let's talk about "Job insecurity." Not job, but Job. You know...the guy in the Old Testament. Yeah, THAT Job. You see, Job had lost it all. Not just his job, but also his health, his wealth and most of his family.
I sat down and read through this amazing book in one reading the other day. What an incredible reminder to me about reading the Bible. So often, I'll check out a verse or two here or a chapter there, but never see the B-I-G picture of an entire book. Not this time. Read Job in one sitting.
For 37 chapters, we read about this once proud man whose life is now nuked. We hear the loving "advice and encouragement" of the three stooges: Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar. We are right there when Elihu lovingly and firmly speaks some sense to this broken man. We read Job demanding a hearing with Almighty God.
And then God shows up. Oh, does He ever show up!
God hits Job with an unending barrage of challenges that start with phrases like, "Have you ever..?" and "Can you..?" and "Do you know..?" The Creator questions him on such topics as geology, astronomy, zoology, biology and philosophy. Imagine the hardest blue book exam times a gazillion. And Job had no idea this would be on the final.
Job is left there...stuttering and stammering. "I am nothing--how could I ever find the answers?" (Job 40:3a NLT).
"Job insecurity."
Interestingly, God never tells Job why he lost it all. And Job is fine with that. After experiencing first hand the awe-inspiring and jaw-dropping power of God, it just doesn't seem to matter. And God drenches Job in His amazing grace by restoring him. "So the Lord blessed Job in the second half of his life even more than in the beginning" (Job 42:12 NLT).
If you ever doubt the power, the majesty, the holiness or the knowledge of God, crack open your Bible to the book of Job. Read it all the way through. I think you'll experience "Job insecurity." And that's a good thing.
In Christ,
Jay
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