Title

Questioning God

Scripture
If He takes away, who can hinder Him? Who can say to Him, “What are You doing?”
(Job 9:12)
Devotional
The source of Job’s integrity had to be related to his fear and understanding of His Creator. Job knew His God. He understood His awesome power. He fathomed God’s virtue. He further knew that to question God’s reasoning was to question His integrity. It is acceptable to ask God why; but to ask Him questioning His correctness, Job knew, was foolish. Job did not understand why such calamities were befalling him. Nevertheless, he trusted his God. He declared, “Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him.” There is much to learn from the suffering of Job. The great lesson is patience. James says, “You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord---that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.” We may not always understand, but we can always trust the Lord. Therefore, it is O.K. to question the Lord, but it is not O.K. to challenge Him.
Text For The Day
Job 9:12: “If He takes away, who can hinder Him? Who can say to Him, ‘What are You doing?’”
 
Thought For The Day
“It is astonishing that any man can forebear enquiring seriously whether there is a just God; whether God is just; whether this life is the only state of existence. These are the questions which every reasonable being ought undoubtedly to consider with an attention suitable to their importance.” Samuel Johnson, (1822–82).
Questions To Ponder
What was the end result of Job’s suffering? What do you expect the end of your sufferings to produce? 
Morning Study Guide
Defining:  To question is to seek information. Questioning doubts the integrity of the one being questioned. Therefore, it is a good thing to seek the truth by asking legitimate questions; it is quite another thing to question for the purpose of indicting. 
 
Referencing: “A lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, ‘Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?’” Matthew 22:35-36
 
Applying: Make sure that your questions are legitimate interrogative statements and not declarative indictments.