1 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Life Audio. For more resources to help you in your 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:12,360 Speaker 1: walk with Christ, please visit us at Bible Studyheadquarters dot com. 3 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. I'm 4 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:21,080 Speaker 1: John Stangey, and today we're in Job chapter thirty seven, 5 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: and we'll be reading from the English Standard version. At 6 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 1: this also, my heart trembles and leaps out of its place. 7 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 1: Keep listening to the thunder of his voice and the 8 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: rumbling that comes from his mouth. Under the whole heaven. 9 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:42,239 Speaker 1: He lets it go, and his lightning to the corners 10 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 1: of the earth. After it, his voice roars. He thunders 11 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 1: with his majestic voice, and he does not restrain the lightnings. 12 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 1: When his voice is heard, God thunders wondrously with his voice. 13 00:00:56,640 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: He does great things that we cannot comprehend. For to 14 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:05,319 Speaker 1: the snow, he says, fall on the earth. Likewise, to 15 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 1: the downpour, his mighty downpour, he seals up the hand 16 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:13,040 Speaker 1: of every man, that all men whom He made may 17 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 1: know it. Then the beasts go into their lairs and 18 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:21,320 Speaker 1: remain in their dens. From its chamber comes the whirlwind 19 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 1: and cold from the scattering winds. By the breath of God, 20 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:30,679 Speaker 1: ice is given, and the broad waters are frozen fast. 21 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:35,759 Speaker 1: He loads the thick cloud with moisture. The clouds scatter 22 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:40,679 Speaker 1: his lightning. They turn around and around by his guidance 23 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:44,760 Speaker 1: to accomplish all that he commands them on the face 24 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: of the habitable world. Whether for correction, or for his land, 25 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 1: or for love, he causes it to happen. Hear this, 26 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:57,919 Speaker 1: o job, Stop and consider the wondrous works of God. 27 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 1: Do you know how God, God lays his command upon 28 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 1: them and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine? 29 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:09,800 Speaker 1: Do you know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous 30 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 1: works of Him who is perfect in knowledge? You whose 31 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 1: garments are hot when the earth is still because of 32 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:20,960 Speaker 1: the south wind, can you like him? Spread out the 33 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 1: skies hard is a cast metal mirror. Teach us what 34 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:28,960 Speaker 1: we shall say to him. We cannot draw up our 35 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 1: case because of darkness. Shall it be told him that 36 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 1: I would speak? Did a man ever wish that he 37 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:39,120 Speaker 1: would be swallowed up? And now no one looks on 38 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:42,079 Speaker 1: the light when it is bright in the skies. When 39 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:45,800 Speaker 1: the wind has passed and cleared them out of the 40 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: north comes golden splendor. God is clothed with awesome majesty. 41 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: The Almighty, we cannot find him. He is great in power, justice, 42 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: and abundant righteousness. He will not violate. Therefore men fear him. 43 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: He does not regard any who are wise in their 44 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 1: own conceit. Let's pray. Lord, we thank you for your word, 45 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 1: and we thank you for the privilege of being able 46 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 1: to look at this portion of Scripture today. And we're 47 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 1: grateful to have access to your word and to be 48 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:25,519 Speaker 1: able to meditate on all the things that you communicate 49 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:28,399 Speaker 1: in it. And Lord, in this portion of scripture, we're 50 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:31,800 Speaker 1: reminded of your majesty, and we're reminded of your splendor. 51 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 1: We're reminded of your great authority and how high above 52 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 1: your creation you truly are. And Lord, you remind us 53 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: to have a reverence for you, to have a healthy 54 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: fear of you that's born out of our respect for you, 55 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: Because Lord, in our own eyes, we're often very conceited, 56 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 1: and we have a higher opinion of ourselves than we 57 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 1: really ought to, and a higher degree of appreciation for 58 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: our own man made wisdom instead of realizing that you 59 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 1: are the of true and lasting wisdom. Lord, we're grateful 60 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 1: for the example of humility that you've given us in 61 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 1: your son Jesus Christ, who, being in very nature God, 62 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:14,839 Speaker 1: did not consider equality with God something to be selfishly 63 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:18,599 Speaker 1: held onto. But he willingly took on flesh and was 64 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: willing to die for our sin on the cross, so 65 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:25,119 Speaker 1: that through faith in Him we could live forever. Lord. 66 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 1: We're grateful for the forgiveness and for the new life 67 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:30,160 Speaker 1: that we have through faith in your son Jesus Christ. 68 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:33,280 Speaker 1: And we're grateful Lord for the fact that we are 69 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:36,599 Speaker 1: reminded of the fact that Christ is perfect, and we 70 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:39,360 Speaker 1: still struggle with sin, and so we need to rely 71 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 1: on the righteousness of Christ that's granted to us as 72 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 1: a gift through faith in Him, so that we don't 73 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:48,599 Speaker 1: drift toward conceit. Lord, thank you for these reminders from 74 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 1: your word, and thank you for your presence with us today. 75 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:53,600 Speaker 1: And we commit this day to your care, and thank 76 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:57,719 Speaker 1: you for all of these things in Jesus' name. Amen.