Verse of the Day 3/20

Verse of the Day 3/20

Job 26:13-14   By his breath the skies became fair;

    his hand pierced the gliding serpent.
¹⁴ And these are but the outer fringe of his works;
    how faint the whisper we hear of him!
    Who then can understand the thunder of his power?"   New International Version (NIV)

The other day I mentioned how my wife Jean and I enjoyed a recent walk in the neighborhood, appreciating the beauty of the flowering trees of spring, the chirping birds and the fresh air.  We failed to mention the beauty of the blues skies and puffy white clouds.  God has created all of this by His breath, His Word.

Today's verses were spoken by Job, who knew a little bit about life's ups and downs, joys and heartbreaks.  Through it all he held onto what he believed.  God is over all and all that we can see in the world around us and all the majesty and mysteries of the world are just the "outer fringes" of who He really is.

A.W. Tozer writes, "God is of an essence and substance the like of which nothing else exists in the universe.  He is above all - and yet we can know a little portion of God's ways.  When I preach on the being of God, the attributes of God, when I talk about what God is like, and what kind of God He is, I approach it respectfully, from afar.  I point with a reverent finger to the tall mountain peak which is God, which rises infinitely above my power to comprehend.  But that is only a little portion.  The paths of His ways cannot be known; the rest is super-rational."

All that we see around us give us a glimpse of who He is and we must realize that our times are in His hands.

Sovereign Ruler of the skies,  Ever gracious, ever wise,  All my times are in Your hand,  All events at Your command!    His decree, who formed the earth,  Fixed my first and second birth;  Parents, native place, and time,  All appointed were by Him.    He who formed me in the womb,  He shall guide me to the tomb.  All my times shall ever be,  Ordered by His wise decree!    Times of sickness, times of health;  Times of poverty, and of wealth;  Times of trial, and of grief,  Times of triumph, and relief.    Plagues and death around me fly;  Till He bids, I cannot die!  Not a single shaft can hit,  Till the God of love sees fit!  (John Ryland)

--   In Christ,  Mike    Folllow the Verse of the Day blog at http://mikesvotd.blogspot.com  Ephesians 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,  in accordance with the riches of God's grace.  NIV    

Job 26:7-14 New International Version (NIV)

⁷ He spreads out the northern skies over empty space;
    he suspends the earth over nothing.
⁸ He wraps up the waters in his clouds,
    yet the clouds do not burst under their weight.
⁹ He covers the face of the full moon,
    spreading his clouds over it.
¹⁰ He marks out the horizon on the face of the waters
    for a boundary between light and darkness.
¹¹ The pillars of the heavens quake,
    aghast at his rebuke.
¹² By his power he churned up the sea;
    by his wisdom he cut Rahab to pieces.
¹³ By his breath the skies became fair;
    his hand pierced the gliding serpent.
¹⁴ And these are but the outer fringe of his works;
    how faint the whisper we hear of him!
    Who then can understand the thunder of his power?"