Literacy International - God Tells Us What To Do - Lessons from the Book of Job

Jul 17, 2026

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Spiritual lessons explore how God guides every part of creation, from birds and whales to the instincts of wild creatures. Drawing from the Book of Job, the text emphasizes that God is both Creator and constant provider, sustaining even the smallest living beings and caring for those serving Him at home or far away. It explains how God’s guidance and help lead to trust, repentance, and renewed joy in everyday obedience.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryReligion & Spirituality

FormatPDF

Pages11

Reading Time28 min

God guides creation

Nature as evidence of God’s care

God’s provision for needs

Food, service, and strength

Responding to God

Repentance and joy through obedience

Literacy International: God Tells Us What To Do (Lessons from the Book of Job) Copyright © 2018 Literacy International [info@LiteracyInternational.net](info@LiteracyInternational.net) English Spiritual Literacy International: God Tells Us What To Do (Lessons from the Book of Job) Copyright © 2018 Literacy International [info@LiteracyInternational.net](info@LiteracyInternational.net) English Copyright © 2018, Literacy International [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) You are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work, but you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc. Have you ever thought in amazement of the movement of birds, of all nature? Whether it is the going and coming of the birds in the air, or the movement of whales that weigh more than twenty elephants, our God guides them when and where to go. God is the one who chose how every animal and bird should look, and even that the male and female of a certain bird should have different colors. Is this surprising? Yes, it is, but our God is the God of surprises as well as normal everyday life. As He told Job,“Everything under the heavens belongs to me.”(41: 11) And He goes beyond the creating of everything, to take constant, everyday care of his creation. Why is this important for us to know? Well, we are part of His creation, and the more aware we are of what our God is like, the better we will want to follow His leading us. We have a part in His world and we need to know what He wants us to do with our lives. The movement of the birds of the sky and the fish of the seas is not just a matter of instinct (nature) . When we ask who controls the instinct, the answer is that it is God Himself. When He showed to a man named Job the great difference between the Creator and the creation, God said to Job,“Does the hawk fly by your wisdom and spread his wings toward the south? Does the eagle soar at your command?”(Job 39:26, 27) Of course not! We are not able to control wild creatures, but God certainly is. Let’s think about how wonderful it is that the birds and whales were made by God for the things He gives them to do. What great strength they have, even the hummingbird, which can travel hundreds of miles without stopping! And birds can travel more easily than us, not having any bags to carry or tickets to buy! They just start off when God tells them it is time, and go far, far away to the places God has ready for them to go to. How wonderful that God not only leads us, but that He also helps with our needs at home and away. He showed this to Job, saying,“Who provides food for the raven when its young birds cry out to God for lack of food?”(38:41) What He was telling Job is that God, the Creator, provides not only for the tiny birds as they look to Him but also for the grown raven in its search for food for its family. God also provides for those who are serving Him at home and in far-away countries. He may provide through churches and the followers of Christ, or through mighty acts. We are never alone as we serve God. He made this clear to Job, saying,“Do you have an arm like God’sand can your voice thunder like His?!”(40:9) We serve God who speaks to us on the first page of the Bible as well as the last page and all the way through. We have not only His voice (His written word), but also His strong arm helping us. Because of God’s voice and strong arm Job finally said of God,“Now my eyes have seen you, and I ... repent.”(42:5) To repent is to be sorry for the way you have acted, thought, or spoken, and to want to change to bethe way God wants you to be. Through our Lord’s being with us and His mighty daily acts we “see” and know Him as our Savior and Shepherd. We can rejoice with the once-suffering Job as we read that “The Lord bl

FAQs

How does the text explain God’s guidance over nature?

It points to the movement of birds, whales, and other creatures as directed by God, who even determines how animals look and move.

Why is the difference between Creator and creation important in Job?

The text shows that humans cannot control wild creatures, while God certainly can, highlighting God’s authority over instinct and life.

What response does God’s care lead to for Job?

Job is moved to see God more clearly and repent, and the narrative concludes with renewed joy as God blesses Job’s later life.

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