Day 22

Read: Job 12:1 – 14:22

Reflect:

Job points to animals and the earth to show God’s power is evident everywhere, even in prosperity and hardship.
How can observing God’s work in creation or even our daily lives, challenge our simplistic answers about suffering?

Job critiques his friends” belief that only the wise and old understand God by stating wisdom comes FROM God to all.
In what ways do we sometimes limit God’s wisdom or power based on human expectations or our own limited experience?

Job emphasizes that God controls the breath of all creatures and humanity, highlighting precariousness of life.
How does acknowledging God’s ultimate control over life’s breath impact how we view our own struggles and those of others?

Job shifts to lamenting his own fleeting hope and the inevitable death that awaits all, questioning why God even bothers with mortals.
What honest questions about God’s justice and purpose in your own suffering does this bring to the surface for you? How can you bring them to God?