I know. A few of you did your Christmas shopping during last January’s clearance. Your gift wrap—featuring Santa in Hawaiian shirts—was 75% off. For good reason! The majority of us, however, still like shopping closer to the event, with the sparkling lights, jingling bells, and festive camaraderie. As an old timer who’s shopped for almost […]
“Nothing is so strong as gentleness, and nothing is so gentle as real strength.” —Francis de Sales We now come to two unfamiliar but remarkable creatures. Behemoth is a land animal (Job 40:15-24); Leviathon is a sea creature. The word behêmôt is the plural form of an unused root, probably meaning “mute,” perhaps the origin of the […]
Read More… from December 25, 2025 — What The Gentle Giant Teaches
Just the grass family includes over 11,500 accepted species. I suppose we still have things to learn! The Lord has been teaching Job specific lessons from specific creations. Earth’s foundations teach the reality of the invisible world (Job 38:4). The waves reveal that God has set limits on what happens in His world, not only […]
Whatever these creatures are, they’re giants to us. To God? He might consider them some of His pets. In the battle for Job’s heart, the struggle that’s been raging since Chapter 1, this is the final round. It’s the clash of wills in the heart of every person throughout history, since the gauntlet was first […]
We all know what it’s like to be humbled by a virus we can’t see, and that doesn’t even know it humbled us! It’s impossible for Job to even begin to do any of the tasks the Lord gave him. Can he act like God, flexing His mighty arm? Can he speak like God, thundering […]
It may be a debatable verse, but one fact is beyond question: God loves to bless those who seek to bless others. […]
It’s the irony of humanity that, in aspiring to being godly, we discover the secret of humility. If Job is going to try out for the position of God, he needs to repurpose his anger—or, as God calls it, “the rage of your wrath” (Job 40:11)—and focus that energy on one project. “Look on everyone who is proud, […]
Of course, God is more than enough. He’s more than everything—the everything He made one week! If Job thinks he knows better than God, he should apply for the job. The necessary requirements? Basically, he ought to be God-like. The Lord speaks of six aspects of His person where Job must qualify. The first two […]
When God speaks to us, it is always His truth; when He speaks again, it’s also the echo of His grace. Job says, “Once I have spoken, but I will not answer; yes, twice, but I will proceed no further” (Job 40:5). I can’t help but think of the psalmist’s words: “God has spoken once, twice I have […]