Job 38:1-11

Job 38:1-11
English Standard Version (ESV)

  This is a helpful reminder for us -- God has a much bigger perspective than we do.  God understands things from an eternal point of view, outside of time and space.  Job is asking some big questions of God, and God reminds Job that Job can only see things from a limited point of view.  God, who sees redemption that stretches beyond our lifespan, points out that he was there at the beginning of the earth.
  The upshot of this for us is that we need to trust in God.  Even when we can't fully understand or grasp what God is doing, it's vital that we trust in God.  God has promised that he has our best interests in mind, and that he will carry us through (not always around) whatever trials we face.  God will never leave or forsake us, so even when we can't see around the next corner or through the darkened channel ahead, may we remember that God's light will always shine, even in the darkest night.