For many years, I avoided the book of Job. Then I did a Bible Study of the Old Testament with my two sisters in Christ who are kindred spirits. I've had some special friends join the journey, too. We have gone back and forth between the New and Old Testaments. The schedule is a short reading every day and then time to ponder and reflect. The group shares thoughts and inspirations from the text.
His Word is worth repeating. It is alive and new each time through. How? Because He is greater than we can imagine and His book is full of wonder, love, truth, mercy, justice, hope and promise. He keeps His word.
The voice of truth can be alarming at times, when we need to "recalculate" in our journey. Life has plot twists we don't understand. Do we hear God's thundering voice and tremble with fear or awe? He is worthy of our praise and our respect. He can move a mountain with a breath and hold back the raging waters of the sea. He directs the snow and the rains. Nature is a window into His imagination.
"God’s voice is glorious in the thunder. We can’t even imagine the greatness of his power. “He directs the snow to fall on the earth and tells the rain to pour down." -Job 37:5-6
Turning water into beautiful snowflakes is an art. Sending the rain to evoke glorious shades of green is evidence of His whimsy. Waving his hand to call forth the many shades of autumn in the leaves brings Him delight. The wonder of a newborn baby as they fill their lungs with breath for the very first time is always a miracle and a point of hope. The possibilities of His imagination are endless.
"Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end." -Ecclesiastes 3:11
The big picture is His alone. Our God is greater than anything we can imagine, and he has planted the longing for eternity in our hearts.
Today, I am grateful He is greater than our imagination.
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