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HOW GREAT THOU ART
SATURDAY, MAY 28
Job 26:8-14

Psalm 86:10-17

 

“…thou, LORD, hast holpen me,

and comforted me.”

 

HOW GREAT THOU ART
 
The Psalmist speaks of the greatness of God. In our supplemental reading for today, he extols the Lord with the words: “For thou art great…thou art God alone” (Ps 86:10). Job was unable to understand his circumstances as he had forgotten the majesty of God. Having God’s magnificence in our minds is a great deterrent against sin (Isa 6:1-5).
 
Job spoke of God’s power displayed in the forces of nature. He keeps the water in the clouds so it does not descend all at once and destroy the earth as in Noah’s day (Job 26:8). God’s throne, from which He controls His creation, has between it and the earth, dark clouds which provide rain at appointed times (Job 26:9; Lev 26:4). Although the earth and its surroundings contain far more water than land, God, by His almighty power, keeps the water in its place so that man can have a proper abode (Job 26:10; Ps 104:9; Gen 1:9-10).
 
In the poetic form of Job, the mountains were called the pillars of heaven. Even these astonishing towers of heaven tremble at the voice of God. His power controls all the forces of nature as well as the great and terrible beasts of the sea (Job 26:11-13; Ps 95:5; Mark 4:39).
 
All of God’s awe-inspiring power that we see in the control of nature is but a small part of the extent of His greatness. Like a whisper of a mighty voice, we catch but a glimpse of the God of our salvation in what we see in the universe (Job 26:14).
 
It is this great God who saves and keeps us. He gives perfect peace in times of trouble and difficulty. What a joy to be able to rest in Him as we live for Him from day to day (Ps 29:11).
 
THOUGHT: In what way can man see the power of God?
PRAYER: What a joy to know that Thou, the God of creation, cares for me! How great Thou art!

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