Job 2:10
Shall we accept only good things from the hand of God, and never anything bad?” So in all this Job did not sin.
We can often think that because we’re believers in Christ no harm should ever come to us. We can often think that only good or should I say our perception of good should come from the hand of God.
The Bible, and history itself, is clear that bad things do indeed happen both to the ‘righteous’ and the ‘unrighteous’.
Job is a clear example of just how evil can come upon someone. The Bible tells us that Job was blameless and upright, he feared God and shunned evil. Yet in spite of this he loses everything from his health to his family and livelihood.
I’ve often wondered where our own personal tragedy in 2022 came from. Was it from Satan? God? or just a matter of life’s unfolding events that has nothing to do with either Satan or God?
One thing is for sure God in His sovereignty allowed it to happen, just as God allowed Satan to buffer Job by taking away everything, but his life.
God does allow tragic things to happen for His purposes beyond our understanding. When we try not to wrestle with the questions of why or who and accept what has happened, we will then begin to find some peace and some purpose.
We must learn to accept that God is still in control in spite of the sufferings that happen all around us. These things can take time but we are on the journey to finding peace and purpose in the midst of pain.
Prayer - Lord please will you help me to know that You are in control and that you have my life in your hands whatever comes my way. Amen
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