Out of the Storm
“Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm.” — Job 38:1 Gracious Lord Jesus, my friend and my King, After 37 chapters of speeches by Job and his friends, finally the LORD speaks. In God’s reply, there are no direct answers to Job’s questions but there are many questions of God’s own. What struck me today as I began reading God’s response is from where it comes. God speaks to Job out of the storm. When I am in the midst of one of life’s storms, I want You to silence it as You did on the Sea of Galilee with the disciples. I want You to speak over the storm, calming the wind and the waves. But if I’m honest, I rarely listen for Your voice “out of the storm.” What if the storm I’m presently in isn’t just something to silence or for God to overcome, but something that God is speaking out of? What does that mean? When I am caught up in the whirlwind with the storm raging all around, I want out! I want the storm to stop. Rarely do I say, “Lord, I want to hear Your voice from this...