February 12, 2019 -- Job 38:22-27 -- The God Who Is
/“Have you entered the storehouses of the snow,
or have you seen the storehouses of the hail,
which I have reserved for the time of trouble,
for the day of battle and war?
What is the way to the place where the light is distributed,
or where the east wind is scattered upon the earth?
“Who has cleft a channel for the torrents of rain
and a way for the thunderbolt,
to bring rain on a land where no man is,
on the desert in which there is no man,
to satisfy the waste and desolate land,
and to make the ground sprout with grass?
“Has the rain a father,
or who has begotten the drops of dew?
From whose womb did the ice come forth,
and who has given birth to the frost of heaven?
The waters become hard like stone,
and the face of the deep is frozen.
Job 38:22-27 ESV
A few days ago I was listening to a Christian apologist debating an atheist. It was fascinating as the Christian pointed out humans cannot be the judge of whether or not God exists. He exists. The heavens declare His glory. It is not the place of mere people, the dust of the earth, to determine whether or not there is enough evidence to believe in God.
Today busses are cancelled through-out a huge portion of South-Western Ontario. I thought of this passage from Job, where the Powerful LORD of heaven and earth is questioning a mere mortal. Do you know the answer to these questions? Have you entered the storehouses of snow? Great question. People believe they are powerful—a few millimetres of snow and freezing rain brings all traffic to a halt. Hail, just a few minutes of it can wipe out a farmer’s crop. We really are helpless creatures and dependent on the kindness of God and His great provision and protection.
Romans 1:18 reminds us that God is known to all people of the earth. They know He exists by the wonder of creation and even His divine attributes are known. Men suppress the truth of the knowledge of God. Yet, every now and again, a simple winter storm will remind us of His Presence and His power.
Repent, turn away from the sin of suppressing the truth of God’s existence, power and divine attributes, and believe on Jesus Christ. Learn of Him in the Word of God and by the instruction of the Holy Spirit. For the Day of Judgment will be terrible for those who have suppressed the truth. God will not punish people for being good or bad, He will punish them for knowing He exists and denying Him and His glory. At the judgment the foolishness of men who refused to believe will be revealed and they will kneel and confess Jesus Christ as Lord as they are thrown into the terrors of hell. And believers will kneel and confess Jesus Christ as Lord as they are ushered into the new heavens and the new earth. Now is the day of salvation. Now is the day to believe and confess God as King!
Blessed be Your Name, Steward of the storehouses of heaven, Master of the planets and Giver of life! Thank You that the heavens declare Your glory and the earth shows forth Your power. Break stubborn hearts and penetrate closed minds so that the truths men suppress will be revealed to them while there is yet time for them repent and worship You. Jesus, move us to great compassion for those who realize their need for You so that as Christians we will welcome them, instruct them and joyfully walk with them in the paths of obedience. Amen.
