Water is such a fascinating substance. Have you ever thought about what water can do? Perhaps you have struggled in a big hailstorm and have experienced the destructive force of water. Or, you have coped with a bitterly cold winter, and snow has been your challenge. Maybe a huge rainstorm accompanied by strong winds has threatened your home. Or, perhaps you have enjoyed the soft dew on the grass in the morning or been glad for the rain showers that make your garden grow.

In this next part of God's first speech, there are five sections. In four of them, water is the theme. And yet, still the theme of evil lies in the background to what God says.

Job 38:22-24 conjure up pictures of violent winter storms, of war and trouble. Heavy rain falls, and frozen hail, dangerous snow, thunderstorms, and lightning are highlighted. It is all very frightening, and it paints a picture of so much of Job's current life situation. And yet, it is all under God's control.

Verses 25-27 talk about water bringing life. Even though it may begin with a storm (v. 25), the result is water flowing to remote areas far from human irrigation. And so, things grow. The same water is used by God for destruction and for life.

Verses 28-30 form a lovely quiet poem about how water and God are related. God is the ″father″ and the ″womb″ from which water comes; He is intimately related to His creation. Some of this water comes from God as dew, to bring life, and some of it as ice and frost, to make life hard. Somehow, God the Creator is behind each and all of these.

In verses 31-33, we leave water to look at the stars. The Pleiades, Orion, and the Bear are constellations of stars. People thought–and still think (with horoscopes)–that the stars control affairs on earth. That isn't true. No! God is sovereign and controls the stars.

Then in verses 34-38, we come back to water. God is the commander giving orders to the clouds and the lightning bolts, telling them where, when, and how to fall.

Through our tour of the different states and uses of water, we see a vivid picture of how the one good Creator controls and directs all things–including things that seem chaotic or dangerous to us–as He wishes. We can trust Him.