God’s question for today comes from Job 40:2.
“Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him?”
My wife of 55 years died. My only brother died. My best friend died of cancer. Though they died months apart, it seemed like it was all in the same week. I was tired of death. There was nothing I could do. Sometimes life doesn’t make sense. The good suffer. The wicked seem to win. Prayers go unanswered. In our confusion, we may feel tempted to raise a fist toward heaven and ask, “Why, God?”
Consider the case of Job. He lost everything—his family, his health, his security. In his grief, he began to question the fairness of it all. Then God responded—not with explanations, but with questions. Piercing, soul-searching questions like this one: “Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him?”
It wasn’t scolding. It was an invitation. A reminder. We are not God. We see through the years; He sees through eternity. His ways are higher, His wisdom deeper, His justice perfect.
God wasn’t offended by Job’s questions. He welcomed Job’s honesty. But He also re-centered the conversation. Not around Job’s suffering—but around God’s sovereignty.
There’s comfort in that. If we had to understand everything to trust Him, we never would. Faith doesn’t mean we stop asking. It just means we start trusting—especially when we don’t understand the answers.
Lay down your case today. Let God be God. He can handle your hurt, and He alone can heal your heart. As the sons says, you will understand it all by and by.
I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.