The example of Job
October 1st, 2006
Recently I have been brushing up on some Bible studies at christiancourses.com. As I work through the Old Testament I am constantly reminded of how much God loves us and He wants us to follow Him and be obedient to Him no matter what we face.
One example of a person following God no matter what is Job. He lost all his family, his wealth and his health failed him. For me that would be pretty much it! But for Job he refused to curse God. Cursing God in those times basically meant that you were giving up and by cursing God it would allow Him to end your suffering and you would die.
While Job didn’t understand why it was happening or what the purpose in it all was, he knew that he had to trust God. He cried out to God and asked for release. Eventually it came and he was restored.
For me that is a great example. I have suffered a lot in my life through various illnesses and trials. Sometimes I have handled it well and trusted God. Sometimes I haven’t!
How about you? What do you do in times of suffering? Do you trust in God? Or do you put your faith in something or someone else?