Talk about a bad day.................
If we ever think we're having a bad day, maybe Job is the book to read! Some people don't like this book; some people find comfort in reading it. Let's seek to learn a little more about God's character as we persevere through it.
The following is an introduction of Job from the Life Application Study Bible, NIV:
Trees snap like toothpicks or fly upward, wrenched from the earth. Whole rooftops sail, cars tumble like toys, walls collapse, and a mountain of water jumps the shore and engulfs the land . A hurricane cuts and tears, and only solid foundations survive her unbridled fury. But those foundations can be used for rebuilding after the storm.
For any building, the foundation is critical. It must be deep enough and solid enough to withstand the weight of the building and other stresses. Lives are like buildings, and the quality of their foundation will determine the quality of the whole. Too often inferior materials are used, and when tests come, lives crumble.
Job was tested. With a life filled with prestige, possessions and people, he was suddenly assaulted on every side, devastated, stripped down to his foundation. But his life was built on God, and he endured.
Job, the book, tells the story of Job, the man of God. It is a gripping drama of riches-to-rags-to-riches, a theological treatise about suffering and divine sovereignty, and a picture of faith that endures. As you read Job, analyze your life and check your foundation. And may you be able to say that when all is gone but God, He is enough.
Job -- what do you think? Hate it or love it so far?
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All footnotes taken from the Life Application Study Bible, NIV.
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