Could I be like Job?

"At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship and said:

"Naked I came from my mother's womb,
and naked I will depart.
The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away;
may the name of the LORD be praised."
In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing."
                              Job 1:20-22

This passage is impressive when taken in context with the beginning of the chapter. Job had everything, God blessed him and Job feared and loved God.

But God let Satan take it all away to prove that Job was a good man and that he would not turn away from God even if all his possessions were taken away. Satan took everything away. All his animals, possessions and his family. Yet Job still praised God and did not ask why this had happened to him.

How many of us would do the same? We ask God now why a single instance of grief occurs. Can you even imagine the faith this man had? I sometimes look at the third world countries and the famine and death that they experience and see a glimpse of Job. They continue to pray, continue to praise God and continue to live.

I pray that we all can have the faith of Job.

God Bless!