'For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty and shalt lift up thy face to God' (Job 22:26).
Even though Job was going through trying and difficult times, still overwhelmed by the events that took place; He had confidence in God's mercy. It didn't stop him from worshipping the true and living God.
Let us who love the Lord, lift up - look up to Him with joy and confidence, even amidst our sufferings.
God is wonderful and truly amazing! We can go to Him in our afflictions and confide in Him; when we are persecuted for His name's sake, we can flee to him. We can also seek Him in the day of prosperity, and delight in Him. We shall lift up our faces to God in uprightness, as Children of God.
Job needed comfort and strength from his friends in his time of need. But none was forthcoming. All they did was accused him of things they didn't understand; coming to their own conclusion.
They accused him of secretly doing wickedness, which result in his sufferings. Little did they know that God approved of Job and was using him as a test to prove to Satan that Job would serve Him no matter what. We sometimes accused others or turned our noise up at others who might be going through calamities and trubulations, that God allowed for his own glory. We come to our own conclusion about their situation, that they are being punished by God.
Let us instead, show empathy and compassion when these things befalls others. Let us not assume the worst or have the assumption of things only God knows about.
Let us be good encouragers to our fellow Christians, even if we thing they are the cause of their troubles. In prayer and supplication, with boldness and cheerfulness they can lift up their faces unto God.
Let us not be judge and jury in others afflictions, but to remember all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. We are all sinners saved by the precious blood of Jesus. Let us show kindness and love to each other. It will be pleasing to God.
Have a wonderful day and a blessed weekend
'But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you' (Matthew 6:33). The Lord is our Provider and knows all that we are in need of before we even ask. We do not need to worry or fret ourselves about what we shall eat or drink. Our Father in heaven will take care of these things we need. We are told by Jesus, 'To seek first the kingdom of God.' What does that mean? It means we should lean on, and trust in the grace of Jesus Christ. We should repent of our sins and have a desire to turn away from it. We should seek to put God first in our praise to Him, in our worship of Him, to put our total trust in Him and to rely on Him rather than ourselves or others. We need to seek Him first in our reassurance and acknowledging who He is and what He can do. We also need to seek God's righteousness by loving our neighbors and feeding the poor and destitute, seek justice for the vulnerable. We should put God's plan and
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