Answering questions ...

This morning a part of my scriptural reading was about a man named Job who had lost his family and property and, like many of us would do, he was questioning.

"What is the Almighty that we should serve him?
And what profit do we get if we pray to him?"
(Job 21:15)

If he were asking me these two questions the following would be the beginning of my answers.

What is the Almighty? Job, that is a question too big for me to fully answer, but here is a beginning place. He is the God who makes all that is. He is the God who constantly loves us in spite of us. He is the one who does not bring disaster upon us but gives us the capability to deal with disaster. And even when we walk away from God, the Almighty always loves us and will always receive us home. Job, the ones who harmed you were in rebellion against God. God never wanted you harmed but he allowed them and you to be free in actions. The Almighty is an interesting one who even though he is almighty, he chooses to let us make even the wrong decisions. So those who robbed you, those who deserted you, did. Why even all creation has been messed up because of our sin, so that the collapse of the building on your children was not God's fault, but humanity's fault.

What profit do we get if we pray? Job, for me my profit is just enough to believe that God listens to me whether his answer is "Yes" or "No". His wisdom is insurmountable so his answer is best.

What is the Almighty that we should serve him? God is constant love.