I will question you, and you shall answer Me. Job 40:7
When God asks us questions He is not giving us an intellectual quiz. God is not trying to see how smart we are or how well we can study or cram for an exam. His questions are usually short, simple, and direct. God asks us questions, not to test our IQ, but to test our hearts, to have us examine our ways, and to bring change to our lives.
Here are 5 more questions asked by God. Even though God asked these questions to others, we can all think about how we would answer these questions if God directed them to us.
11. Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? Isaiah 53:1
This question points us to the heart of unbelief within people who reject the message of the Gospel and the person of Jesus Christ. When Jesus went about proclaiming the Gospel and demonstrating the Kingdom of God, He marveled at the unbelief that remained within people’s hearts (Mark 6:6). We, as believers in the Gospel, also wonder why so many people reject the free gift of God’s love, forgiveness, and salvation through Jesus Christ. Thank God for His mercies. John 3:16 continues to assure us that... whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.
12. “Why do you spend money for what is not bread, And your wages for what does not satisfy?” Isaiah 55:2
God asks us a question that goes to the core of what we live for and what we consider important. It is amazing how much effort and energy are put into things that leave us empty and unsatisfied once we have experienced them. Those who fail to seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness may want what’s real but will end up with the fake; may look for what’s true but will follow the false; may want what’s fulfilling but will remain dissatisfied; may hunger for living bread but wind up with indigestion.
13. Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, "Jeremiah, what do you see?" Jeremiah 1:11
This question speaks to us about our focus. God wants us to clearly see and understand His Word as He has revealed it to us, being careful not to add or subtract anything from what He has spoken. When God says “Trust in Me” what does He mean? He means He wants us to trust in Him. When God says “Follow Me” what does He mean? He means He wants us to follow Him. God has not called us to teach, preach, speak, or follow what we think, but what He has said.
14. “What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?” Mark 8:36-37
What a question! Could we ever be asked anything that is more sobering? It causes us to weigh what is temporal against what is eternal; what rusts and fades away with what lasts forever. This question should help each of us put everything in our lives into its proper place. Jesus is reminding us that there is much more to lose than there is to gain—whether our material possessions are great or small, if we miss Salvation, if we miss Jesus, if we miss heaven, than truly we have missed it all.
15. Jesus said to him, “What do you want Me to do for you?” Mark 10:51
What would you like Jesus to do for you today? It’s a question that can be answered with the voice of faith. Do you need healing? Comfort? Assurance? Guidance? Help? Provisions? Purpose? Are you ready to come to Jesus and ask Him for what you need? Be clear, be open, be honest, be simple, be trusting. Answer His question with your heart-felt request.
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