The Daniel Dilemma: How to Stand Firm and Love Well in a Culture of Compromise

by Chris Hodges

God had had enough of the human wisdom from Job and those around him. Basically, God said, “You want answers? Then let me ask you a question first.” Have you comprehended the vast expanses of the earth? Tell me, if you know all this. What is the way to the abode of light? And where does darkness reside? Can you take them to their places? Do you know the paths to their dwellings? Surely you know, for you were already born! You have lived so many years! (Job 38:18–21) Like a frustrated parent, God made his point. Job immediately got it and reached a conclusion we all need to reach just as much: “Then Job answered the LORD: ‘I am unworthy—how can I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth’” (Job 40:3–4). Job realized he could not come close to comparing himself worthy of knowing and understanding God’s ways.