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The second thing God is not doing, is He is not trying to show Job that he
is insignificant. When you read chapter 40: 3–5 “Behold, I am
insignificant,” If that was God’s purpose, He would have ended His
speech right there. But God said, no, Job, that is not what I want you to
see. I want you to see Behemoth and Leviathan. You have to see that if
you are going to understand the answer to the sufferings and mysteries of
life.

It looks like God is telling him he is nothing, doesn’t it? “Where were you
when I laid the foundation of the earth?” “Where were you when the
angels were singing?” “The animals are fed without you; they calve
without you; they do not need you for anything. Even the eggs in the sand.
I take care of everything, Job. You are nothing. Zero.” But that is not
what God was saying. For years that is exactly what I thought. I really
did. I thought, look at the littleness of man and the greatness of God.

All right, what was He trying to say? I believe the answer is this. God was
trying to show Himself. Now when you study this message don’t ask,
“What is the answer to the problems of life?” Ask, “Who is the answer
to the problems of life”. Because in this message, God presents Himself,
as the answer to the problems of life. You see, He was not showing man
his darkness; He was showing man a world that was alive to God. One
that was brilliant and luminous to Him. God could see all these things.
There is a difference in emphasis. Not man’s ignorance, but God’s
wisdom and God’s knowledge.
Editor’s Note: I must admit that as I was editing and
trying to finish this book I felt something missing. The
Lord began to show me that I was hearing His responses
to Job through my own, still incomplete, knowledge of
Him. I heard a stern condescending voice saying “Job
you little twit, WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I !” Where
was Job? Or you? Or me? We were safe in the mind and
heart of Abba who designed and created all things for His
pleasure, including us. We were in Him! And although He
surely didn’t need us, He assures us that He desires us.
We are the workmanship of His desire. Not needed,
loved. We always run astray when we see the Lord
through any other lens than the most mature statement
on love in the Scriptures. I John 4:10,

“In this way is seen the true love, not that we loved
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