I absolutely love to read the book of Job and realize the real heart of God when things around us do not make any sense (at least in our eyes)
Many Christians think that if we are in Him (Jesus), doing our job, and loving God as our number one then, we are in one kind of an exception to problems and if we do have any problem (health, money, etc) then immediately we must have done something wrong to deserve it.
As is if Grace was not sufficient to me...
I do believe that our actions do open doors, if I smoke... I can have cancer. If I steal, I can get cut. If i have sex, i can get pregnant, If I stop reading my Bible I can get lost.
But this is not the type off stuff we are talking about.
Job, according to the Bible, was a good man, a man that love God over everything, over everyone, including himself.
"...Job, that man was blameless, upright, fearing God and turning away from evil" Job 1.1
The devil said to God that Job loved God only because of his blessings, and prosperity...
The truth is, and the book of Job probes this statement to be completely wrong in the life of Job, but in many occasions, because we have being falsely taught the prosperity Gospel that it is Ok for us too demand God to do as we wish, or for Him to allow only what WE think is best for us, and even think that it is ok to be angry with God when He has better plans that look different that my wishes.
Many even, have gone stray because of a problem, because who they thought God was.
When Job was tempted by the devil (allowed by God), Job did not cursed God, he was sad, desperate, but never left God's side.
And the best of all is at the end...
"job 42:1-5
Job had prayed to get to see His savior (19:27) and he did (42:5).
It was God's presence, during THE PROBLEMS, that gave Job a better revelation of who God is. Because of God, during job's must difficult times, he had a new understanding of forgiveness, and love, and must important got to know God in a personal level.
In response of this one revelation of God to him, he humbled himself and repent because he understood that he could not complain nor nag, nor question God, who is indeed GOD.
The book of Job is an amazing example of what to do when problems strike in our ways. It is not a resolution to unmerited pain to the justified Christian, because the solution to our pain is not in the resolution of the problem, but the Presence of the Lord in the mist of it.
The true Glory of God is reveled not by a rational theological thinking but by an encounter with our Councilor Loving God. And with Him, we can pass through anything, an see problems as a blessing towards knowing Him more, and growing until he restores not only our pain but our situation for a better glory. (42:12)
As for me and my house, in good times, in hard times, and in between, we will love and serve the Lord.
Awesome!
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