Job 1:20 At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship…
I’m not going to lie—I don’t like the thought of reading the book of Job. It is a difficult book because of all the suffering that Job endures, all the heartbreak, all the questioning of what he thought he understood about God.
Job 1:21a …and said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away….”
This book also takes me back to a very difficult time in my own life, where I felt like everything was falling apart around me, where I faced heartache after heartache, challenge after challenge. But in the words of my pastor, “The worst thing is never the last thing,” so I’m ready to see what God has to show me, to help me understand, on this journey.
Job 1:21b … “may the name of the LORD be praised.”
Lord, Thank You for this day and this scripture. Thank You for the understanding that it is through difficulty and trial, questioning and seeking, that we come to know You better, to trust You more fully. Be with me as I walk through the book of Job. Reveal Your loving kindness to me in a way I have not understood before. Draw me closer. Amen.
Job 1:22 In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.
Have a blessed day.