10月7日
标 题：质问神
经 节：那时，耶和华从旋风中回答约伯说：谁用无知的言语使我的旨意暗昧不明？你要如勇士束腰；我问你，你可以指示我。（约伯记卅八章1～3节）
由人的角度来看，约伯是个义人，他不应该遭受如此的痛苦。他过著无可指责的生活，并且彻底遵守神吩咐的每条律法。当他遭受到极大的磨难时，他困惑地向神质问为何让他遭受苦难。神从旋风中回答约伯。神一开口，约伯就领悟到自己不应该质疑神的智慧。神对着约伯问了好些令他恍然大悟的问题：“我立大地根基的时候，你在哪里？当我划定海洋的界线时，你在哪里？我安置星宿的时候，你在哪里？”神的问题使约伯的态度谦卑下来，神的问题也提醒他，他的智慧根本无法与神的智慧相提并论。
当神结束所问的问题，约伯回答︰“谁用无知的言语使你的旨意隐藏呢？我所说的是我不明白的；这些事太奇妙，是我不知道的。”（约伯记四十二：3）在困惑沮丧时刻，约伯曾经挑战神的智慧。神坚决地提醒约伯祂仍掌权，这个答案对约伯已然足矣。我们不清楚约伯是否知道自己曾是宇宙注视的焦点。也许约伯不曾理解到，他的经验使神在面对撒但的挑战时得到荣耀（约伯记一：8～12）。但是，约伯知道神的智慧是毫无瑕疵，就心满意足了。
你有时候可能不明白，为什么慈爱的天父会容许你遭遇这些苦难。你可能会质疑神引导你人生方向的智慧。要学习约伯。回顾全能神可畏的能力与智慧（约伯记卅八至四十一章）。要有信心，同样的这位神正引领你前面的道路。
Questioning
God
Then
the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said: “Who is this who
darkens counsel By words without knowledge? Now prepare yourself like a man; I
will question you, and you shall answer Me.” (Job 38:1-3)
Job
was a righteous man who, from a human perspective, did not deserve to suffer.
He lived a blameless life and followed God’s laws to the letter. As he was
experiencing great tribulation, Job cried out in frustration and questioned why
God was allowing him to suffer. God came to Job in the form of a whirlwind with
His answer. As soon as God spoke, Job recognized that he should not have
challenged God’s wisdom. God turned to Job and asked him several sobering
questions: “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Where were
you when I set the oceans in their place? Where were you when I put the
constellations of stars in position?” God’s questions humbled Job and reminded
him that his own wisdom did not begin to compare with God’s.
When
God finished asking His questions, Job replied, “I have uttered what I did not
understand, / Things too wonderful for me, which I did not know” (Job 42:3). In
a moment of despair and frustration, Job had challenged God’s wisdom. God had
firmly reminded Job that He was still sovereign and that this truth was enough
for Job. Whether Job ever knew that his life had been the focus of a cosmic
struggle is unclear. Perhaps Job never realized that his experience brought
glory to God in the face of Satan’s challenge (Job 1:8–12). But Job was
satisfied to know that God’s wisdom was flawless.
At
times you may not understand why a loving Father would allow you to suffer as
you are. You may question the wisdom of God’s direction for your life. Learn
from Job. Review the awesome power and wisdom of almighty God (Job 38–41). Have
confidence that this same God is directing your path.
