Then the LORD answered Job out of the storm:
He said: “Who is this that darkens my counsel
with words without knowledge?”
“Brace yourself like a man;
I will question you,
and you shall answer me.”
“Have you entered the storehouses of the snow
or seen the storehouses of the hail?”
“Does the rain have a father?
Who fathers the drops of dew?
From whose womb comes the ice?
Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens
when the waters become hard as stone,
when the surface of the deep is frozen?”
“Who endowed the heart with wisdom
or gave understanding to the mind?
Who has the wisdom to count the clouds?
Who can tip over the water jars of the heavens?”
Then Job answered the LORD:
“I am unworthy—how can I reply to you?
I put my hand over my mouth.”
Today with 1 inch-plus per hour snow and 50 mph winds, I know how he feels.
Washington’s Dulles Airport has just tied another record. This time, for the most snow on the ground since records started in 1962. They have 2 feet of snow cover right now. They will likely eclipse this record in the next hour!
So, I find myself saying with Job,
“My ears had heard of you
but now my eyes have seen you.”
All verses taken from the book of Job chapters 38, 40 & 42.
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wow! I can’t imagine all the snow you guys are getting!
At least it’s pretty, huh? =)
Now that’s the kind of snow we used to get growing up! What a great perspective you put it in with the verses from Job, and beautiful pictures too!
I absolutely stand amazed every time I read the book of Job. Can you imagine hearing those words from the Lord God Himself? WOW!
Beautiful pics!
I was thinking of you yesterday, as I shoveled the remaining few inches of our 8.5″ in St. Paul, MN yesterday. I was thinking, “I’m so glad I only have about a foot & a half of drifted LIGHT snow. Not 2-3 feet of heavy snow…”
Good luck with the snow. At least it’s pretty. (That’s my mantra when I’m shoveling…)
I loved this. Stay warm, lil chica!
I am in love with the title! I never thought of it that way.
-AllisonO
this is beautiful lisa jo!
Ah I miss the snow!! Its amazing that you’ve had so much – they even mentioned it on the news here over the weekend. Can just imagine all the fun you are having with the boys. And Micah looks so much like you now! Miss you guys, hope all is well, lots of love and hugs xox
Is it Christmas? again
Wow! Just wow! That’s unreal and I love how you were able to tie Job into this! I’m just glad to be looking at it through pictures and not my window!!!
Do you think if we cry “UNCLE!” loud enough, God will take pity on us? Heh. LOVED the verses.
That was just beautiful! It really made those scriptures come alive. Really can’t believe how much snow you have had out there…..
I too am one of those who is reading and admiring the gorgeous photos from a (very grateful) place of relative comfort. After hearing the stories of my housebound DC/east coast friends, it certainly puts my freedom of movement in perspective! Who’d have thought I’d ever be happy to go to the post office?
These verse are perfect, I love the way you see the world.
sn(ow) crazy!
and i love the way you beautifully tied this in with that passage in job.
THAT is so awesome!! =-D