Not About Me - Job 42:10

"When Job prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes. In fact, the Lord gave him twice as much as before!" Job 42:10

All the way to the end, the book of Job seems to emphasize that everything is about God, and very little is about us. When God restores Job, it is AFTER he prayed for HIS FRIENDS, not after any prayer (which I am sure there were many) for himself. He does want good things for us, look at the way in which he restored Job, he didn't have to do that. But he also wants us to understand very clearly our position relative to him. We are nothing more than another creation of his. Granted, a very special creation, in that we were created in his image and for a very special purpose not offered to any of his other handiwork; but, just a creation nonetheless. HE IS GOD AND WE ARE NOT. Job paid a price to learn a lesson, we should heed it.

Thank you God for Job.

Today's reading: Job 41, 42; 2Cor. 1, 2