I get up early every morning and take a walk around my neighborhood. Every year around this time, we would often see a mallard and a hen behind a large bush, sitting on a nest full of eggs. The eggs would hatch, and at the right time the ducks would bring their young to our pond to show them how to swim. The bush was cut down this year, and I haven’t seen the mallard and hen.

Yesterday I had a wonderful sight as I walked. The mallard and hen were back at the pond! They were sitting on the grass near the pond and let me get so close I could almost touch them. I haven’t found their nest yet, but it was good to see them back in our subdivision. They’ve come home, and now we’ll get to see the family they produce.

If you take a look at Job 38, you will see how God took Job on quite a nature walk. Job needed some answers from God, and verse 1 tells Job that God is in control of his situation. What Job saw in his journey with God through creation is exactly what Job needed. God reminded Job of His grand design for the world. In verses 6-7, Job received an explanation of the natural world, “Who laid the cornerstone – while the morning stars sang together, and all the angels shouted for joy?”

Job 38:1 says, “Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm.” God didn’t show up with a gentle whisper, but with flashes of lightning and the roaring voice of dark clouds. (Job 37:1-5) God used the beauty and wonder of the world to show Job how much He loved him.

Look around your world. See with your eyes and hear with your ears what God has prepared for each of us. Job responded, “I know that you can do all things.” (Job 42:2) May we, too, stand in awe of our wise and wonderful creator.

Prayer – Dear God, thank You for creating such a magnificent and fascinating world. Help me to appreciate Your workmanship and realize You’re in control. Amen.

Job 38:4 – “Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?”

By the Rev. Tommy Herndon
Images: Raymond Eichelberger, Florian Wehde & Gaetano Cessati, courtesy of Unsplash