ESOCS Devotional 21 November 2025 – God’s Awesome Power
MEMORY VERSE: “And these are but the outer fringe of his works; how faint the whisper we hear of him! Who then can understand the thunder of his power?” Job 26:14
TEXT: JOB 26:1-END
But Job answered and said:
2 “How have you helped him who is without power?
How have you saved the arm that has no strength?
3 How have you counseled one who has no wisdom?
And how have you declared sound advice to many?
4 To whom have you uttered words?
And whose spirit came from you?
5 “The dead tremble,
Those under the waters and those inhabiting them.
6 Sheol is naked before Him,
And Destruction has no covering.
7 He stretches out the north over empty space;
He hangs the earth on nothing.
8 He binds up the water in His thick clouds,
Yet the clouds are not broken under it.
9 He covers the face of His throne,
And spreads His cloud over it.
10 He drew a circular horizon on the face of the waters,
At the boundary of light and darkness.
11 The pillars of heaven tremble,
And are astonished at His rebuke.
12 He stirs up the sea with His power,
And by His understanding He breaks up [c]the storm.
13 By His Spirit He adorned the heavens;
His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
14 Indeed these are the mere edges of His ways,
And how small a whisper we hear of Him!
But the thunder of His power who can understand?”
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Job describes some of God’s mighty power and the works of His hands. Telling how God suspends the earth in space, raises storms on the sea, hangs the clouds of water in the air, and other great works. These are just the edges of God’s awesome power. Job realizes that no one can fully understand His power.
The world looks at the natural things of this world as just things that happen. They try to explain how things happen by natural means, without any external controller. Science explains why there are storms on the earth, and how gravity keeps the earth in place in space. There is no room for belief in God because all is natural, not supernatural or spiritual.
Believers, however, know that it is God who has done these great things. It is by His great power that the earth and moon were created. It is by His great power that storms start and stop. As a believer keeps in mind that God does all these things, he also remembers that this is just the beginning of His awesome power.
The part that many believers forget is that since God is so powerful, He is also in control of things when they seem to be out of control. These are those times of trouble and suffering. In reality, no one can fully understand how God can be in control of everything when everything appears to be going wrong.
The question is often asked of why God allows all the bad things to occur when He is supposed to be in control. How can God be in control when things are going bad? This is where you, as a believer, must trust God’s awesome power, will and purpose. You are not able to understand His power and abilities, other than that God can do everything. God’s way of doing things is above your ways and thinking.
If God is great enough to hold all of the things on this earth and in space in place, do you not think that He is in control of the things in your life? God’s power is awesome, so you must trust Him in every situation in your life.
CHALLENGES
- Always align with God’s will and purpose in your life and you will experience His peace and blessings.
PRAYER POINT
- I pray today that you will see the power of God; that you will know God is in control; that you will trust in God’s abilities; and that you will praise God in His power.
FURTHER READING: Job 28:12-28; Hebrews 7:17-28; 8:1-13
ESOCS Devotional 21 November 2025
