Afternoon? March 15th
Job is the ultimate example of praising God, and not blaming him for his misfortunes. Job had just learned that all of his flocks, all his servants, and his children had been destroyed. He still refused to blame God. His friends will badger him for days trying to convince him to turn his back on God but he resists, and refuses. There may be some among you who have suffered much in this world, all have suffered some. What was your response? I have lost jobs because of the lies of others, and not working on Sabbath. I have lost parents, grandparents, and my only child, and I have been poor, and dependent on the generosity of others. I, like you, know what it means to suffer. Now, I'm no Job, I may not have handled these losses with the same grace as he did, and I admit I wasn't too happy with God. But I didn't completely turn my back on God, although I confess to walking in another direction for a time, before repenting. If you are reading this, then you, too, haven't completely turned your back on God either. God does not bring about our misfortunes, and yet so many people believe that either God does it, or that there is no God. I admit that I wouldn't want to believe in a God who (caused) us pain. It would have been easier for the people of Job's time to believe that God was behind Job's problems because that was what the people believed of their gods who demanded constant sacrifices to appease them. They also believed that those who suffered must have done something to offend the gods, or God. We can sometimes be guilty of that same kind of thinking as well. God is good, all the time, and all the time, God is good. This is one of the favorite sayings of many of my friends. Bad things happen to us just as they did to Job because of sin entering this world long ago. May we have the same attitude as Job and be thankful that God brings us through it.
Prayer
Loving God, you give us everything that is good and you help us work through the bad things that we must endure. May we bless you as Job did all the days of our lives! Amen.
Job is the ultimate example of praising God, and not blaming him for his misfortunes. Job had just learned that all of his flocks, all his servants, and his children had been destroyed. He still refused to blame God. His friends will badger him for days trying to convince him to turn his back on God but he resists, and refuses. There may be some among you who have suffered much in this world, all have suffered some. What was your response? I have lost jobs because of the lies of others, and not working on Sabbath. I have lost parents, grandparents, and my only child, and I have been poor, and dependent on the generosity of others. I, like you, know what it means to suffer. Now, I'm no Job, I may not have handled these losses with the same grace as he did, and I admit I wasn't too happy with God. But I didn't completely turn my back on God, although I confess to walking in another direction for a time, before repenting. If you are reading this, then you, too, haven't completely turned your back on God either. God does not bring about our misfortunes, and yet so many people believe that either God does it, or that there is no God. I admit that I wouldn't want to believe in a God who (caused) us pain. It would have been easier for the people of Job's time to believe that God was behind Job's problems because that was what the people believed of their gods who demanded constant sacrifices to appease them. They also believed that those who suffered must have done something to offend the gods, or God. We can sometimes be guilty of that same kind of thinking as well. God is good, all the time, and all the time, God is good. This is one of the favorite sayings of many of my friends. Bad things happen to us just as they did to Job because of sin entering this world long ago. May we have the same attitude as Job and be thankful that God brings us through it.
Prayer
Loving God, you give us everything that is good and you help us work through the bad things that we must endure. May we bless you as Job did all the days of our lives! Amen.
Afternoon? March 15th
Job is the ultimate example of praising God, and not blaming him for his misfortunes. Job had just learned that all of his flocks, all his servants, and his children had been destroyed. He still refused to blame God. His friends will badger him for days trying to convince him to turn his back on God but he resists, and refuses. There may be some among you who have suffered much in this world, all have suffered some. What was your response? I have lost jobs because of the lies of others, and not working on Sabbath. I have lost parents, grandparents, and my only child, and I have been poor, and dependent on the generosity of others. I, like you, know what it means to suffer. Now, I'm no Job, I may not have handled these losses with the same grace as he did, and I admit I wasn't too happy with God. But I didn't completely turn my back on God, although I confess to walking in another direction for a time, before repenting. If you are reading this, then you, too, haven't completely turned your back on God either. God does not bring about our misfortunes, and yet so many people believe that either God does it, or that there is no God. I admit that I wouldn't want to believe in a God who (caused) us pain. It would have been easier for the people of Job's time to believe that God was behind Job's problems because that was what the people believed of their gods who demanded constant sacrifices to appease them. They also believed that those who suffered must have done something to offend the gods, or God. We can sometimes be guilty of that same kind of thinking as well. God is good, all the time, and all the time, God is good. This is one of the favorite sayings of many of my friends. Bad things happen to us just as they did to Job because of sin entering this world long ago. May we have the same attitude as Job and be thankful that God brings us through it.
Prayer
Loving God, you give us everything that is good and you help us work through the bad things that we must endure. May we bless you as Job did all the days of our lives! Amen.
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