When You Hear the Voice of the Storm, Where Are You?

Job Chapter 37

At last, Elihu speaks about the storm.

Thunder.

Lightning.

Raging winds.

Freezing cold.

Before the power of nature,

human beings stand still.

Elihu says:

“Listen to this, Job.

Stand still,

and consider the wondrous works of God.”

People move restlessly,

trying to understand.

They seek explanations.

They hurry toward answers.

But Elihu says,

“Stand still.”

The works of God

are beyond human understanding.

People try to stand before God

only after understanding everything.

But the greatness of God

cannot be contained

within human understanding.

When you hear the voice of the storm,

where are you?

Are you searching for explanations?

Are you trying to complete your understanding?

Or are you looking up to God,

even while not understanding?

Elihu saw

the greatness of God's works

within the storm.

“Stand still,

and consider the wondrous works of God.”

Soon,

from within the storm itself,

the Lord will speak.

Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.