Who can understand the thunder of His power?

“Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?” - Job 26v14

Job did a wonderful job of “setting affection on things above and not on things are earth.” He saw his very real and very difficult circumstances for they could not be missed. Yet, in spite of all that he kept turning his eyes to the Lord and His power.

In this section he reminds his friends of some of God’s works:

“He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them. He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it. He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end. The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof. He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud. By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.”
There are some majestic works here, but Job goes on the make a wonderful statement – “Lo, these are parts of His ways,” declaring that all of these amazing things are only a little of what God does. He then asks the rhetorical question – “Who can understand the thunder of His power?”

When it comes to the mighty power of God we must remember that we are but puny creatures in His sight. We really don’t have a clue about what is going on. God does. Who are we to ever question or try and figure out what He is doing. Since we can’t understand the thunder of His power, we are better off to simply praise His for who He is and don’t be so concerned with what He is doing.