S – Then Job replied to the Lord: I know that you can do anything and no plan of yours can be thwarted.

Job 42:1–2 CSB

O – Commentary:

In Job’s first response (40:3–5) he admitted his finiteness in the face of God’s display of numerous wonders of nature above, on, and under the earth. But he did not admit to God’s sovereignty or to his own sin of pride. Job now confessed those two things in his second reply. Overwhelmed by the strength and fierceness of the behemoth and the leviathan, Job sensed his own inadequacy to conquer and control evil, which they represented. He therefore saw anew the greatness of God’s power and sovereignty. Job’s words I know that You can do all things point up the folly of his questioning God’s ability to govern the universe. Job’s efforts to thwart (lit., “cut off”) God’s plan were now seen as futile.

“Job,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures

A – The understanding of God’s sovereignty and unlimited power in contrast to our finiteness and pride is a constant battle.  Who will stand before the one who created us and knows us best?  Yet, this tension is constant.   We enjoy that enjoy the benefits of God but want our independence too.  Job models the right answer – surrender and humility to God.

R – Heavenly Father, we surrender and worship you as our one, true God.  Forgive us for our attitudes and actions that show our desire for independence.  We cannot do this without your love for us.  In humility, we recognize that you can do all things and we submit to you.