Bible Verse of The Day – 12-12-25

Lamentations 3:22-23 (NKJV) 22 Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.

There are times when God allows hard times to come upon us. Yes, He allows them.

The word of God tells us that Job was an upright man.

Job 1:1 (NKJV) 1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil.

Not only was he upright, but he was blameless. And he feared God.

Job was a man of integrity who cared for his family and possessions. And he turned away from evil.

So, if he was an upright man how could such terrible events have been allowed to happen to him?

Job 1:12 (NKJV) 12 And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power; only do not lay a hand on his person.”

But God did allow satan to touch his possessions. And eventually, He also gave permission to touch his body and his family. Job lost everything he held dear.

Job being blameless, upright, and a God-fearing, faithful man did not exempt him from trials and tragedy in his life.

We need to understand that even as faithful believers we may still face very hard situations; times of struggles and suffering.

And we need to know that we don’t have any special privileges that prevent tribulations from befalling us because we are God’s child.

We cannot let fake, hyped-up preachers come along and fill our heads with lies.

What lesson can we learn from Job’s experience?

In summary, we will see that suffering isn’t necessarily a punishment. In fact, it may very well be a time of testing.

Even during suffering, we should not give up hope.

We must trust that He will be there to help us through it all and show us what it is we need to learn from what we are going through.

It is important to remain humble so that we are teachable, especially during these moments.

Even though God allowed Job to go through this, Job stood strong in His faith. He never abandoned his faith in God, nor did he grow bitter toward God.

He allowed God to teach Him and show Him his heart.

And in this, Job learned some very valuable lessons that strengthened his faith and softened his heart.

Let us not get so caught up in our trials that we lose sight of what we may glean from them. God is faithful, even in our toughest times, to hold us up, teach us, and strengthen us.

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