Why Challenge God?
When I was young, the boys would challenge each other to a race or some other competition. They even did this when they knew who was the fastest runner, and they knew they were going to lose again. I guess it must be built into us as humans, especially boys and men. Yes, it even carries over into adulthood. We think we can challenge other people. We even think we can challenge the law, but we end up losing every time. Many of us make it a habit to challenge God, too. Job knew God pretty well, but he was very hurt by his physical suffering and by his spiritual confusion. Job wanted to speak to God, so he could present his case to Him. He wanted to challenge God's reasoning for allowing him to suffer, even though he had done nothing wrong. (Job 9:4) However, Job already knew he would lose if he did get a chance to question God. He said, "God is so wise and so mighty. Who has ever challenged Him successfully?" So what made Job continue in his desire to challenge God? I beli...