Friday, August 24, 2007

Job Forty - Two

As our story of Job wraps up, we see the "And Everyone Lived Happily Ever After" tag at the end. Job is restored, his friends are forgiven, and God is glorified. I would, however, like to remind you that as of last week, the outcome was not looking promising.

I believe the same is true of our story. Maybe the storm you find yourself in is at its last stages. Have you considered the possibility that in a few days things will settle and you will experience restoration?

God had a great plan for Job, and it is evident not in the restoring of all Job's stuff and then some (even though that is what we tend to notice as the bow is added to wrap up the story), but, I believe, it is evident in the fact that God knew what Job's friends had said and how the conversation was going. Through the storm... God was there. Through the party... God was there.

And for us, today, He remains the same. He is near. If you look you can see Him at work in your heart and around you. Open your eyes and taste and see that the Lord is good.



Heart and Soul,
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