Seeing What We Don't Want To See

By CELINE - Tertiary Cell

“Why, God?”
“Why are you doing this to me? What have I done to deserve such treatment?”
“I’ve served you and followed you, and you bring all these things on me. Why, God, why?”

These cries sound remarkably common today, yet they are also age-old laments from the earliest days of humanity.
In fact, although not explicitly stated, they are the wails of a confused man named Job. Regardless of when the book of Job was written, it’s a story all humanity can learn from.
Job, like all of us, faced struggles coming to terms with the love of God and the sovereignty of His Majesty.
However, he finally arrived at the place where he admits he has spoken of things he doesn’t understand (Job 42:3) and about things he can’t control.
With what little he does understand, he knows he has launched an indictment against God’s character.
In his humbled position, he accepts the reality that the divine nature, and the disposition of rewards and retribution are ultimately beyond human comprehension.
There is an often-missed element to Job’s confession: God cares less about our understanding of divine things than about our relationship with the Divine One.
It is Job who matters, not his intellectual satisfaction or his theological grasp.
The great conclusion is that Job ends the story having a deeper relationship with God.
Intimacy is what matters ultimately.