Today, my pastor taught about Job and the great
trials that bombarded him during his great trials. In the first few chapters of
the book, Job loses his monetary possessions, numerous servants, and his seven
sons and three daughters. In rapid succession, he received horrendous reports
from the last surviving servant from each area telling him of the loss of his
oxen, donkeys, sheep, camels, and dearly beloved children. In the twinkling of
an eye, he was transformed from the wealthiest man in the East (Job 1:3) to a
bereaved man stripped of his earthly possessions.
What struck me was his response to such grief and
heartache. Instead of blaming God, he worships God in his grief.
“Then Job arose and
tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. And he
said, ‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord
gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.’ In all
this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.” (Job 1:20-22)
These few verse challenged me today to consider, “How
will I respond the next time I am faced with a trial, testing, or grief?” Will
I praise God in my grief and in my trial or will I question the good and
perfect character of the Lord? My desire is that I will have Job’s response.
That I will not charge God with wrong but instead praise God in the storms of
life because He is there in the midst of them (Mark 6:48).
Here is God’s promise to you:
“’. .
.Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called
you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the
waters, I will be with you; and through the
rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk
through fire you shall not be burned, and the
flame shall not consume you. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. .
.’” (Isaiah 43:1-3)
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