“Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.” - Job 40v4
After Job and his friends take turns trying to decide for themselves what God may or may not be doing God “finally” enters the discussion. God appeared in a whirlwind and said, “Who are you to question me – stand up and I am going to question you!” After a long list of the intricacies of creation and God’s sustaining power God demands a response from Job.
What could Job say? He was guilty and he knew. “I am vile,” Job said, “and I am going to put my hand over my mouth now.”
Job knew the wrongness of questioning God. The next time we think about questioning Him, lets follow Job’s example and “Put our hands over our mouth.
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