Where were you when I laid the foundation of the world?

“Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.” - Job 38v4

Finally, it seems, God enters the discussion. He does so in a very dramatic way as He speaks to Job out of the whirlwind. I always wonder how Job must have felt when he heard these words – “I will demand of you, and you will answer.”

The scenario changes from a group of men second guessing God, to God grilling Job. For all of his wondering and questioning Job has no response to the question, “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the world?”

How does one answer a question like that? Yet, how often do we put ourselves in the same position as Job? Something comes along in our lives that we don’t understand, perhaps the situation gets worse and worse, and pretty soon we are wondering, “What is God doing?”

Whenever that happens we would do well to remember God’s words to Job. Where were you when God created the world? Unless we were there, we have no right to question what God is doing today. He is on control, let’s just learn to trust Him.