Last evening's devotion included the reading of a children's book "The Three Questions." A young boy goes in search of answers to the questions which will give direction to life - 1) Where is the most important place to be? 2) Who is the most important person? 3) What is the right thing to do?
Again, one of the curious ways in which life intersects with the appointed lessons for the day. This morning's reading from the Old Testament is Job 28. These verses also speak of answers to questions. The answer given in Job is to celebrate the things humans have learned and accomplished while understanding the things which are known only to God.
This is not a call to stick our heads in the sand and stop learning. Rather it is an acknowledgment that there are limits to what we humans will be able to do. Accepting this, and turning to the one who has no such limits, moves us closer to the answers we seek.
Job 28 concludes: "Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding."
Note - "Fear" does not mean being afraid of God. Rather it encourages us to respect God, acknowledging God's might and power.
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