The Lord Himself describes for Job His laying of the earth’s foundations, as a moment “when the morning stars sang together and all the heavenly beings shouted for joy.” It is as if God’s own nature spills over, and His gladness multiplies through a progeny that will share in His own capacity for joyful activity and love-filled relationships. In a more recent scripture, Christ proclaims that this was His purpose all along, and His central, even His only concern. For “He doeth not anything save it be for the benefit of the world; for he loveth the world.”
