Seize the Moment – Day 1028
Face your Crises with Integrity!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Monday, January 9.
How do you respond in the moment of great suffering? In our journey with Job, we are going to watch him suffer both in a moment and over a long stretch of time. These first two chapters capture his resolve to remain righteous in the initial crisis. Chapter 1 brought about the loss of all his animals and children, which represented the loss of his wealth and future security. In this chapter, we observe the onset of a painful illness, which will lead him to wish he was never born.
The heavenly wager intensified in Job 2:3-4, after Job remained faithful to God, even though he had suffered many great losses in a single day:
The Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man fearing God and turning away from evil. And he still holds fast his integrity, although you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.” Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.
When you are in pain, do you sin with your lips? How do you accept adversity from God?
Seize the moment and face your crises with integrity – “in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus” (1 Thessalonians 5:18).
God bless you!
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