OCTOBER 7, 2015
Unclear Vision
My
ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you. — Job 42:5
Read:
Job
19:1-21
My friend Meaghan is an accomplished
equestrian, and I’ve been learning some interesting things about horses from
her. For instance, despite having the largest eyes of all land mammals, horses
have poor eyesight and can see fewer colors than humans. Because of this, they
can’t always identify objects on the ground. When they see a pole, they don’t
know if it’s a pole they can easily step over or a large snake that might harm
them. For this reason, until they are properly trained horses are easily
frightened and quick to run away.
We too may want to run from alarming
circumstances. We may feel like Job who misunderstood his troubles and wished
he’d never been born. Since he couldn’t see that it was Satan who was trying to
break him down, he feared that the Lord, in whom he had trusted, was trying to
destroy him. Overwhelmed, he cried out, “God has wronged me and drawn his net
around me” (Job 19:6).
Like Job’s vision, ours is limited. We want to
run away from the difficult situations that scare us. From God’s perspective,
we are not alone. He understands what confuses and frightens us. He knows we
are safe with Him by our side. This is our opportunity to trust His
understanding rather than our own.
In what ways have you
doubted God’s goodness? How have you seen Him working in your life during a
difficult time?
Trusting God’s faithfulness dispels our fearfulness.
Source: Our Daily Bread 2015
