The poem on my other blog at Step Ahead titled “Things Fall Into Place Because of Grace” was inspired by “Reflecting On The Way”.
If we embrace grace and follow the Way, we grow in character so that every moment becomes a building block to accomplishment as we step ahead.
For a follower of Jesus, things fall into place because of His grace. Take inspiration from songs like Your Grace Is Enough by Matt Maher.
The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. - Psalm 18:2
Many things in this world are built like a house of cards but during the storms of life, we can count on the promises of God. These promises are built on truth and you can rest assured that the promise will be fulfilled.
To build things right, you want to start with a good foundation. Living the way Jesus teaches is like building on a solid foundation.
In “Maintain Integrity”, we shared that Job goes through a second test but his attitude continued to be that we enter the world with nothing so if wealth is lost, nothing is lost. If health is lost, quality of life while on Earth is lost. But if integrity is lost, we lose everything so we need to hold onto integrity and ask God for support.
Jesus said to build our house on a solid rock. We all face storms in life but in God’s plan, we can keep standing if we do like the song says by Larnelle Harris and Go to the Rock.
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Job responded well to the first test when he lost his children, his livestock, and his property. The second test we observe today in reading Job 2 is painful sores from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head (v. 7).
Job said no to anything that would damage his character or compromise his honor. He maintained his integrity and would not curse God (v. 9). His view of God did not change in any way. His attitude was still that we enter the world with nothing so if wealth is lost, nothing is lost. If health is lost, quality of life while on Earth is lost. But if integrity is lost, we lose everything so we need to hold onto integrity and ask God for support.
Job’s wife and his three friends saw the suffering he went through. The strongest sign of the sympathy of Job’s three friends is the time they spend just being with Job. When we are around those that are suffering, our presence and our compassion for them is important so be concerned about their problems and pray with them.
Lord this day we may face trials but we can count on Your promises. These promises are built on truth so today we trust in Jesus during the storms of life. We go to the Rock for our salvation and trust Your plan. Amen.
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. – Psalm 147:3
Within “Rocky Road”, the lesson is that we came into the world with nothing and we leave with nothing. What we do have is the love of God and that’s worth more than we could ever imagine.
Life throws us some curve balls and the road can be rocky. As the song by Ryan Stevenson featuring Vince Gill and Amy Grant says, the only way to heal a broken heart is When We Fall Apart.
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In life, things can get rocky. We can be going down the road and obstacles get in the way to block our progress. I read this joke that ask this question, *Why did the ice cream truck break down?” The answer will come a little later in the comments.
Reading today in Job 1, we find out that Job was a man of faith with a large family, and of significant wealth. He walked the walk, was a family man, and a godly man. He became a target of Satan because Satan believed that God gave Job all he had but God knew who Job was so he allowed Job to be tested.
Satan was allowed to cause bad to happen to Job so Job lost his family, his livestock, and his property but continued to worship God. He said the following in verse 21:
“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.”
What we can take away from this passage is that our responses in difficulties should be to put things into perspective. We came into the world with nothing and we leave with nothing. What we do have is the love of God and that’s worth more than we could ever imagine.
So this day with God, let us look at problems as bringing another opportunity to gain experience. If we have patience and make Christ more than an acquaintance, we can endure distress and God will bless.
This day with You Lord, help us to take on difficulties with the right perspective. Help us to handle strive, struggle, and disappointment knowing that there is nothing You are not able to solve. Help us to find strength at these times through the power of grace because of our acceptance of Christ as Savior. Amen.
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