Job 23:6
“Would He contend with me by the greatness of His power? No, surely He would pay attention to me.”
Job knows God. He knows the greatness of His power, but he understands that He cares about each of us. He knows God would pay attention to Him. This is vastly different than those that worship the gods of nature. They are angry and have to be appeased with sacrifices. Many other religions are the same. Not the God of the bible. He listens and cares.
This isn’t something we naturally learn. Quite the opposite. We know we are sinners and we also know that God is much higher. We take that and assume He’s angry with us. That’s why all the manmade religions are have angry gods.
Isaiah 65:2 says, “All day long I have held out My hands to an obstinate people who walk in the wrong path, who follow their own imaginations.” He reaches His hands out to us all day long. He wants to connect with us. The problem is on our end. We aren’t listening, it’s us that don’t pay attention to Him.
As we look at the parable of the Prodigal Son we see a father who misses His son and yearns for his return. When he does so the father runs to greet him and embraces him. He throws a great celebration for him. That’s God’s attitude with us. He wants to connect with us.
What many don’t know is that we need to accept God’s forgiveness which Christ paid for. It’s free. We do have to follow His ways, but the forgiveness is free. The relationship is there for us to enjoy. He’s our father who loves us and wants to be in a relationship with us just as Job describes.
I can testify to this. He is so loving and good. He wants to guide us and use us. He does so and blesses our lives. He even takes our difficulties and turns them for good. This is amazing. Here is my paraphrase of Romans 8:28 says, “And He causes all things to work for good to those who love Him and are called according to His purpose”. Wow! What a great promise. Even the things that cause us grief He uses for our good. While those times aren’t enjoyable, we can know that He can redeem them.
This is why God tells us to rejoice in all things. Praise demonstrates our trust in Him. Amazing. Thank You, God, that You care for us and do these great things for us.
We can say with Job that our great God will listen to us and pay attention to us. Thank You, Lord.