The Journey

 Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?” Job 1:22

Have you ever had a bad day? I mean a REALLY bad day. I am certain no one has ever experienced a day quite like the Old Testament character, Job. His life experience was so incredible that a whole book of the Bible was dedicated to it. Here is Job's backstory. “He had seven sons and three daughters,3 and he owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen and five hundred donkeys, and had a large number of servants. He was the greatest man among all the people of the East.” Job 1:2

If you are unfamiliar with his story; allow me to give you the Reader's Digest version. The following is an account of one day from his life:

1. A messenger came to Job with the news that Job's enemy had come and stole his oxen and donkeys, plus killed all his servants. Job 1:14-15
2. Immediately a second messenger comes and says “the fire of God from heaven burned us all your sheep and his servants. verse 16
3. Immediately a third messenger came with the news that another enemy of Job stole all his camels and killed those servants. Verse 17
4. Yet another messenger came with tragic news that all his children were killed when the house collapsed killed them all. Verse 18

The question of the Book of Job, is it possible to love and serve God for Himself alone regardless of life's circumstances? Could you serve God if you lost everything? Or do we love and serve Him for all He does for and gives us?

Job 1:22 In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing. Job's wife gave him this advice, “Are you still maintaining your integrity? Curse God and die!” Job's reply? “You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?”

You can love and serve God no matter your circumstances but only through prayer. The remainder of the Book of Job tells how he processed his pain and suffering through prayer.