The Monday after Jubilate Sunday
Posted on May 12, 2025 by under
Scripture: Job 38:1-11 (NKJV)
38:1 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
2 “Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?
3 “Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me.
4 “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.
5 “Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it?
6 “To what were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone,
7 “When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
8 “Or who shut in the sea with doors, when it burst forth and issued from the womb;
9 “When I made the clouds its garment, and thick darkness its swaddling band;
10 “When I fixed My limit for it, and set bars and doors;
11 “When I said, ‘This far you may come, but no farther, and here your proud waves must stop!’”
Devotion
This lesson fits well with the Collect for the week. The Collect reads, “Almighty God, who showest to them that be in error the light of Thy truth, to the intent that they may return into the way of righteousness…” Job had erred from the way of righteousness in his words. Though he was correct in maintaining his innocence against the accusation of his friends, still he complained too much against God and questioned His will. As Job later confessed, “I have uttered what I did not understand, Things too wonderful for me, which I did not know” (Job 42:3).
We also often err from the way of righteousness. When we complain about our life and the cross God has placed upon us, we speak what we do not understand. We question things which are too wonderful for us. Like Job, we need to be called back to the light of divine truth. We need to be shown our error by the Word of God so that we may repent and return into the way of righteousness.
Job’s example demonstrates that God justifies those who repent. After Job confessed his sin, God accepted him and brought no wrath against him (Job 42:8). So, God will accept us when we repent of our sins and trust in Jesus Christ as our righteousness.
Collect: Almighty God, Who showest to them that be in error the light of Thy truth, to the intent that they may return into the way of righteousness: Grant unto all them that are admitted into the fellowship of Christ’s Religion that they may eschew those things that are contrary to their profession, and follow all such things as are agreeable to the same; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever One God, world without end. Amen.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
