在约伯的朋友发表了意见、和约伯自己问了神很多问题之后，神便打破沉默，大声吩咐约伯说："你要如勇士束腰；我问你，你可以指示我。"
这个情景令我想起在海军学校的一些经历，特别是一年级学生开始接受军训时的经历。"打起精神！"我们照着做了！"立正！"
神不是在恐吓约伯，衪乃是视约伯为一个被神所造、按照神的呼召而行的人。"我立大地根基的时候，你在哪里呢？"神问的第一个问题其实是一项声明，衪告诉约伯他是谁和他属于谁：他是按他的创造主的形像被造的（创世记 1:26-27）。神的问题一方面令约伯谦卑下来，一方面又叫他感到光荣。
在38-41章的独白中，神没有为衪为什么容许约伯被撒但试验辩护，也没有评论约伯坚定的信心；衪只是带领约伯经历由衪旁述的伟大创造过程，衪与约伯分享创造的荣美，以表示衪多么看重这个拥有衪形像的人。
约伯茅塞顿开，他看到我们今天知道的事：藉着与我们在衪的创造中同行，神已经在耶稣基督里赐我们尊贵荣耀了，衪赐我们力量，去以荣耀神的尊贵来对待我们遇到的每一个拥有神形像的人。
"打起精神！"今天享受神的同在吧！衪问我们："我立大地根基的时候，你在哪里呢？你若有聪明，只管说吧。"现在我们明白了！
主啊，祢把祢的形像赐给我们，叫我们成为尊贵，我们感谢祢。求祢引导我们，天天效法耶稣而活。阿们。
约伯记 38:1-7
1那时，耶和华从旋风中回答约伯说：
2"谁用无知的言语，使我的旨意暗昧不明？
3你要如勇士束腰，我问你，你可以指示我。
4我立大地根基的时候，你在哪里呢？你若有聪明，只管说吧。
5你若晓得就说，是谁定地的尺度？是谁把准绳拉在其上？
6地的根基安置在何处？地的角石是谁安放的？
7那时晨星一同歌唱，神的众子也都欢呼。
"Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me, if you understand." - Job 38:4
After Job’s friends have had their say and Job himself has asked many questions, God breaks his silence with a booming command: "Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me."
This reminds me of some experiences at the Naval Academy, especially when first-year cadets begin learning. "Brace up!" And we did! "Attention!"
God is not threatening Job. Rather, God is addressing Job like the man of God he created and called him to be. "Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?" God’s opening question is really a statement. He is telling Job who and whose he is: an imagebearer of his Maker (Genesis 1:26-27). God’s question both humbles and honors Job.
God’s monologue in chapters 38-41 gives no defense of why God allowed Job’s trials by Satan, and it gives no comment about Job’s strong faith. God simply takes Job on a grand verbal tour of his creation, sharing its glory with Job and implying how much he thinks of his imagebearer.
Job came to see what we know today: God in Christ Jesus has dignified us by walking with us through his creation, empowering us to treat every other imagebearer we encounter with God-honoring dignity.
"Brace yourself!" Enjoy God’s company today! He asks, "Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me, if you understand." And now we can understand!
Lord, thank you for honoring us with your image. Guide us to live like Jesus each day, we pray. Amen.
诵读: 骆云秀
片头: 张妙阳
