Job

Whilst going through the book of Job in class, we have been reflecting on the very comforting fact that God is far beyond our wisdom. He is in control of the whole universe. He made it all and sustains it all. This is comforting because there are many things that don’t make sense to us in this world, but it does to God and he is in control.

So, this begs the challenging question in regards to Job, are we ever going to know the reason for our suffering? Or maybe the better question is, should we go and try and find the reason for our suffering?

If someone we know is suffering, so often we try and figure out why it is happening. But maybe the book of Job is showing us that this is not necessarily the best response. Instead, the best response seems to be to admit we dont know why, but God does and thats what matters.

Church...

It seems that many churches, and the idea of church, have very much been influenced by individualism and the consumer culture of our society. Church seems to be more about what one can get out of it. So people choose churches based on what suits them best. This is often based on music styles, and demographics.

The sadness of this is that it is not at all what God seems to have intended for church. Being Gods people in very nature gets rid of all selfishness and individualism, so the idea of church should also be nothing like that. Instead Christians should see themselves, and the church they go to, as part of being involved in Gods plans for the earth.