It All Belongs to God

Job 1:21-22  
And he said: "Naked I came from my mother's womb, And naked shall I return there. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; Blessed be the name of the LORD." In all this Job did not sin nor charge God with wrong. 

Life is full of events and occurrences. Every experience, whether good or bad, is an educational tool which we are expected to learn from and use it to change, for our own good. How we receive the experiences determines our attitude and willingness regarding transformation.
 
We learn this from the story of Job. He went through a string of very tough challenges, yet his unique response to this is profound. He lost so much through the trials, yet in his predicament, he never lost his faith in God. His total and deliberate trust and confidence in God is reflected in his response to the spiritual warfare he underwent, as stated in the quoted scripture verses.

  • Life -  Job’s health was utterly attacked but he never yielded to his wife and friends' calls against God. He knew that the life he had was entirely God’s gift and therefore God had the final say regarding him, as long as he continued to trust Him and lived in holiness.
  • Family – Job lost his family, even after making sure that he sacrificed for their holiness. At this, he never accused God or blamed everything. He treated what God had given him responsibly and therefore the loss was by the will of God.
  • Wealth – after losing his wealth, he became so poor and miserable yet Job was not distracted from his focus and faith on God. He attributed his wealth and prosperity as God’s gift, and not as a result of his own effort. 

We too can glean from the life of Job in the fact that we should not prideful with what we have, but rather be good stewards of every resource that God has given us. We have a reason to appreciate and be grateful unto God for every season, knowing that He has discretion over every creation on earth, and it is our duty to embrace righteousness and holiness.


Blessings.


-- Jane Anyango.  


(8/02/15 Sunday Service Morning Exhortation, Teaching Transformation Ministry.) 


Sister Jane is in the Hospitality Department, at Teaching Transformation Ministry. We are located along the Thika-Ruai Flyover Junction (at the Thika Rd./ Bypass intersection), Next to Eastgate Restaurant.

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