“The Lord said to Job: “Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let him who accuses God answer him!” Then Job answered the Lord: “I am unworthy; how can I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth. I spoke once, but I have no answer; twice, but I will say no more.” Job 40:1-5
Have you ever felt like Job and uttered the words “I am unworthy” in your prayers while talking with God? Have you ever said to God “what can I possibly do for you?” I don’t have talents. My tool box with skills is empty. Oh woe is me! There are times that I feel like a lightweight being sent out to do battle with a super heavyweight. God, what are you thinking?
Our Heavenly Father knows what He is planning for each of us. We need to trust Him and walk with Him. That, my North American friends, is our stumbling block. We need to walk with Him and not alone. On our own, we don’t know what to do with what we have. We need to walk with Him and listen and do what He tells us or shows us. We are like sheep and need to be led by our Good Shepherd. When we find ourselves wondering what should I do now, ask Him. Trust Him and follow His lead. I am going to close today with the words from the Hymn ‘Let us ever walk with Jesus’ by Sigmund von Birken in 1643.
“Let us ever walk with Jesus, follow his example pure, flee the world which would deceive us and to sin our souls allure. Ever in his footsteps treading,
body here, yet soul above, full of faith and hope and love, let us do the Father's bidding. Faithful Lord, abide with me; Savior, lead; I follow thee. Let us suffer here with Jesus, to his image e'er conform; heaven's glory soon will please us, sunshine follow on the storm. Though we sow in tears of sorrow, we shall reap in heav'nly joy, and the fears that now annoy shall be laughter on the morrow. Christ, I suffer here with thee; there, O share thy joy with me. Let us also die with Jesus; his death from the second death, from our soul's destruction, frees us, quickens us with life's glad breath. Let us mortify, while living, flesh and blood and die to sin, and the grave that shuts us in shall but prove the gate to heaven. Jesus, here I die to thee, there to live eternally. Let us gladly live with Jesus; since he's risen from the dead, death and grave must soon release us. Jesus, thou art now our head. We are truly thine own members, where thou livest, there live we;
take and own us constantly, faithful Friend, as thy dear brethren. Jesus, here I live to thee, also there eternally.”
Heavenly Father, you have called your servants to ventures of which we cannot see the ending, by paths as yet untrodden, through perils unknown. Give us faith to go out with good courage, not knowing where we go but only that your hand is leading us and your love supporting us through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Amen.
May God be with you,
Jay