I met a couple that was able to adopt twins this year. Coming a distance, they had waited for some time, but now their special children, their first were finally ready to be taken home. Another woman found she had a brain tumor within the first three days of the year.
What news have you received?
Job 1:21
The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.”
Job was speaking after tragedy occurred in his life. His family was gone. His servants gone. His wealth gone, yet, he was steadfast in his faith and belief that whatever the Lord provided, it was as they say, well with his soul.
Is that our response and understanding of our life and the news of the day?
Finally, at the end of his life, the Lord blessed Job with double what he had lost.
There is no promise that the Lord will do the same for you, but there is the promise of the Lord always being with you no matter what you go through.
There is joy. There is pain. There is no perfect life. But we can determine to be steadfast like Job in our belief that God alone is in control and His will should be ours as well.
May Job serve as an example for your life today.
Blessed be the name of the Lord.
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