Job 28-29

In Job 28, Job discusses wisdom and gives 4 main points:

1. Wisdom is unfound by man.
2. Wisdom is more precious than gold, rubies, silver, etc.
3. Only God has wisdom and understands it.
4. Therefore, we must fear and obey God because He’s got wisdom- the most precious thing.

Job 29:2- “Oh, that I were as in months past, as in the days when God watched over me.”

We often wish for how things were. But God must bring us through hardships to new places. And I bet when Job was in the past, that he was yearning to be in a different time. And God was still watching over him, even though Job couldn’t see him. Also, God is always with us, so we should just try and live in the present times and not yearn for another time period. That’s why the Lord’s prayer has the line, “Give us this day our daily bread.” And also why the Israelites got punished by God for taking too much manna when they were stranded in the desert with Moses. God wants us to live in this day and obey Him and rely on Him for all of our needs. He is the only one with wisdom so we should cling to Him and stay present.

Lord, today I pray that I can stay present. During this quarantine, I have been yearning for how things used to be, and I am looking forward to the future, but You want us to stay focused on today. So today, Father God, please forgive me for focusing on the past, and I pray that you help me remain focused on the present moment and that I rely on you for all my needs. And I pray that you give us this day our daily bread. In Jesus’ name I pray, amen.