“He
stretches out the north over empty space and hangs the earth on nothing.” (v.7)
The
National Geographic Society has this notation on their world map: “The earth’s
mass is 6.6 sextillion tons.” What supports all that weight? Nothing. The
planet we inhabit spins on its axis at 1,000 miles per hour as it hurtles
through space in its orbit around the sun, and this virtually goes unnoticed
every day.
Job however, repeatedly considered God’s creation in his struggle to make sense of the
numbing loss of his health, his wealth, and his children. “God stretches out
the north over empty space,” Job said. “He hangs the earth on nothing” (v.7).
He marveled at the clouds that did not break under the heavy water inside them
(v.8) and the horizon “at the boundary of light and darkness” (v.10), but
called them “the mere edges of His ways” (v.14).
Job
did not find the answers to his questions in creation, but the heavens and the
earth pointed him to God, the Creator, who alone could respond with help and
hope. Therefore, if your struggling with a heavy load, or suffering from the loss of a loved one, look to the one who holds all things at the power of His Word and gives understanding to all who call upon His name.
The
Truth: “Hear my
cry, O God; attend to my prayer. From the end of the earth I will cry to You, when
my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the rock that is higher than I.” (Psalm
61:1-2)
