Expecting God to Give an Account of His Actions
Elihu was a younger man who had been listening to Job and his friends go back and forth with each other. He was not satisfied with their answers to Job, so when they were finished responding to Job, he decided to take his turn. He made one good point, but His self-righteous attitude was very bad, and his answers were not correct either. He told Job that God was greater than us, so we should not complain when God does not give us an account for all of His doings. (Job 33:12,13) We all need to realize this truth, so let me expound.
When Job wanted God to explain everything to him, he was not committing a sin, but he was having an unreasonable expectation. Later in the book we will read more about this. However, it is good to explore it her. God does not owe us any explanation because of His nature and character. Simply by virtue of Him being the Holy, All-loving, All-wise Father, we should know that He never does anything wrong or unloving. His ways are beyond our ways and His thoughts are above our thoughts so much that even if He did give us an account every time, we would not always understand His reasoning. (Isaiah 55:8,9) He is Lord, so He is our Boss. We do not question our boss, requiring him to give an account for everything he does, so we should not do that to God, and we certainly should not complain about God not giving us an explanation of things. When we do, it amounts to a lack of trust in Him. Instead, we should go forward, knowing He is a Good Father, and He knows exactly what He is doing all of the time.
Tomorrow, I intend to read Job 34-36.
When Job wanted God to explain everything to him, he was not committing a sin, but he was having an unreasonable expectation. Later in the book we will read more about this. However, it is good to explore it her. God does not owe us any explanation because of His nature and character. Simply by virtue of Him being the Holy, All-loving, All-wise Father, we should know that He never does anything wrong or unloving. His ways are beyond our ways and His thoughts are above our thoughts so much that even if He did give us an account every time, we would not always understand His reasoning. (Isaiah 55:8,9) He is Lord, so He is our Boss. We do not question our boss, requiring him to give an account for everything he does, so we should not do that to God, and we certainly should not complain about God not giving us an explanation of things. When we do, it amounts to a lack of trust in Him. Instead, we should go forward, knowing He is a Good Father, and He knows exactly what He is doing all of the time.
Tomorrow, I intend to read Job 34-36.