Coffee With Job. Episode 126
Channel: Jason Blaiklock
Date: 2022-08-05

Learning from the Animals -Life and Death. Job 39:26-30

v.26-30 – The hawk and the eagle are mainly out of reach of humans.  They are useless, killers, and unclean.  And yet they are created by God and their natural instincts (wisdom) come from him.  And notice how unromantic a lot of this is – v.40 His young ones feast on blood.  This is no idealistic notion of nature but nature red in tooth and claw.   If Job can accept that then he can also accept that at least some cases of human suffering arise simply from the unfathomable wisdom of God. 

Also in terms of the animal kingdom, we need to learn that if God watches over the single sparrow – if God so orders the whole creation, will he not watch over you and have some purpose for you in all your suffering?  Consider the lilies.  God has not lost his power.  He is still there.  He is still in control and he still cares.  God is not just great he is also loving and his providence still works. 

Another aspect of this is the joy of God.  Joy in creating.  38 v.7 – the morning stars sang together.  “How many are your works, O Lord!  In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures”  (Psalm 104 v.24.).  

You need the Creator.  Life is unknowable without him.  To unlock the door you need the key. To get the key you need the locksmith. Jesus Christ.  In the beginning, was the Word.  John 1:1 

This great God – the one who understands and controls the creation is also the one who came down from heaven and made himself nothing.