Fasting Devotion 2026: Day 14

Fasting Devotional – Day Fourteen

Saturday, January 24, 2026

Title: Job Surrenders His Right to Understand

Text: Job 38-42

Written by: Dawn Houston

Thoughts:

Job has lost everything.  He begins to question what he has done to deserve such heartache and suffering.  In Job 38-42, God begins to question Job.  Who are you to ask why?  Who are you to question my wisdom?  God goes through a list of things that only he, in his divine power, could accomplish.  He laid the foundation of the earth, He kept the sea in its boundaries, He directs the movements of the stars.  Job recognizes that as humans, we are nothing.  Who are we to question or demand understanding from the God of the universe?  Job realizes that other than what he sees right in front of him, he knows nothing.  Why would he question the God of all wisdom and knowledge? 

Challenge:

We have gone through a difficult year.  Among other things, we have two boys going through very heavy trials.  As a parent, my nature is to run and fix things.  Make them better (or my view of better). Just like Job, God has spoken to me this year.  He has reminded me that he is the one with all power and wisdom.  He is the one who created them and has put a plan in place for their lives.  He is writing their story, and I need to trust the One who gave them to me.  I can rest on the fact that he loves them more and sees all.  Who am I to try to “fix” it or even ask to understand? He is the God of wisdom and understanding.  Praise and worship are my privilege.  I challenge you to trust and surrender to the One who loves you beyond all understanding. 

Prayer:

Lord, as we seek you through this time of prayer and fasting.  Show us areas that we need to lay at your feet.  Give us the faith to trust you and your almighty plan.  You are worthy of it all.  Thank you for Jesus, that shows your love for us is beyond human understanding.