Job 22-24: Can Man Have Access to God?
The idea of coming before God and the Creator of all things is an overwhelming concept for man. Being able to have access to His majesty and power, and to be the recipient of His knowledge is incomprehensible. David proclaimed in his Psalm,
"When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!" (Psa. 8:3-9).
When we try to fully grasp the designs and purposes of God, we have more questions than answers. We cannot begin to fathom His righteous judgments! Our limited vision and understanding is infinitely less than that of Almighty God! Paul's declared,
"O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor? Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again? For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen" (Rom. 11:33).
The Lord God of heaven has given man access to Himself. He has revealed His will. He has given to us "all things that ...