MY DAILY COVENANT WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL
Devotion for Monday March 23, 2020
Topic: The Day of Many Troubles
Text: Job 1:13 – 19
In 1
Samuel chapter 3 is the story of how the Ark of God was captured by the
Philistines when Eli was the Chief Priest. On that day he died with his two sons.
What a trouble for that family! That was a day of many troubles for the family.
Some people may opt for suicide on a day of many troubles.
On a day
of many troubles, Satan unleashed his anger against Job in order to make him
turn against God. He lost all his wealth, his children, investments and
properties. All these was the result of God vouching for Job.
This
was not even enough for Satan as he came back in chapter 2 to fight the more.
When Job was being attacked, he never knew that it was his uprightness and
integrity that attracted those troubles.
Most
times we tend to believe that when we pass through troubles of life, it means
that we have fallen out of favour with God. It is not always true! The troubles
all came upon Job at once; while one messenger of evil tidings was speaking,
another followed (v15, 16, 17 and 19). His dearest and most valuable
possessions were his ten children and they were killed.
Obviously,
some people concluded that such calamities can only come on sinners. We should
understand that in this world we will have troubles but in all we should be of
good cheer (John 16:33) bearing in mind that God will make a way of escape for
us (1 Corinthians 10:13).
Probably
those troubles you have been passing through is the result of God vouching for
you. Do not lose your faith in times of many trouble because God who allowed
them will definitely grant you the grace to overcome all the troubles.
Food for Thought: “Man who is born of woman is of few days and full of trouble” –
Job 14:1
Memory verse: v 19
Prayer:
Lord, grant me the enabling grace to endure the troubles of life knowing
that better things await us in heaven.
