Talk about a bad day when it came
to Job. In a matter of one day, he lost
all ten children, his wealth, and his servants. Then on top of that the next thing he knows he
becomes afflicted in his body. No wonder
his wife suggested to cuss God and die.
We all have experienced bad
days. Stress with a deadline on a job. A
diagnosis that rocked your routine of life. A loved one that has suddenly passed. Anxiety regarding the future. Concerns with our government. In some way or another we all can relate to a
bad day, although maybe not at the intense way of Job.
Yet something caught my eye with
Job that I didn’t catch before in all my reading of this book with so many
lessons. Job’s first response to his
devasting day was not cuss God and die, not to complain, and not even ask the
question why?
His first response was worship
Job 1:20-21
Job stood up and tore his robe
in grief Then he shaved his head and fell to the ground to worship. He said “I came naked from my mother’s womb,
and I will be naked when I leave. The
Lord gave me what I had, and the Lord has taken it away. Praise the name of the Lord!”
Selah
Worship- to recognize, treasure,
and express supreme worth of someone or something.
During all that happened in just
one day for Job, Job chose to worship. It exposed his heart for God. The only way we
can truly worship is to truly know Him.
Not just on a Sunday morning, paying my religious dues. But every single day spending time with Him,
knowing Him more. See in that knowing
our hearts are transformed. We graduate
from just watching the circumstances to seeing THE TRUTH-HIM
Be Encouraged
