April 27 Submission Admission

Submission Admission
Read Job 38-39

Job 38:3-4 Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me. 4 “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?”

YOU GET a traffic ticket, and you are sure you have been wronged. You request your day in court, and you spend hours rehearsing your speech to be sure you clearly state your innocence.
Then the day comes. You stand before the judge. There is an aura of authority in the courtroom. You know immediately that if you have any chance at being heard and found innocent, you must submit to the court’s authority.
Job had been waiting for this moment. He was sure he was right and God was wrong. Then God speaks, and immediately the authority and power is all God’s. Job, the mortal man, understands he is in the midst of the eternal power of God. If he is to be found innocent and receive God’s blessing once again, he knows he must submit to God’s supreme authority.
That’s really hard when life is hard, isn’t it? We love to say, “Thank you, God.” But we hate to say, “Your will be done, God.” when it comes to dealing with difficulty. We are grateful our God is sovereign when he guides good things to us. We struggle mightily against his sovereignty when he directs difficulties to us.
Job wasn’t innocent, and neither are you and I. The guilt goes when we know turn to God and submit to his judgment and salvation. Ultimately Job’s blessed life will be restored because he will come to understand that God is sovereign in all things.
When you confess and know God’s forgiveness, your life will be blessed with peace and trust in your God.


Pause and Consider: how good it is to confess, “I’m sorry.”