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April 13 - The Very Thing I Feared
“For the thing I greatly feared has come upon me, And what I dreaded has happened to me.” Job 3:25
How many Christians have stayed up through the night in prayer because there was troubling brewing on the horizon? More than likely, if you’re like me, you stay up all night thinking about what could happen. Instead of going to Jesus in prayer, you run through all of the scenarios of what could happen. Like Job, your worst fears come about and what do you do?
Even though Job was called righteous by the Lord, he was still human. He still wrestled with the emotions and fears that we all face. Who knows how many nights after prayer did Job sit and think about all the possible things that could go wrong. Surely his wife was fearful of losing her home and children. Every wife and mother has to deal with the realities of life. But what we must understand is that regardless of the worrying and anxiety, some times God allows bad things to happen to good Christians. Fear doesn’t change God’s will.
Job was righteous and he confessed his sin and offered sacrifices for himself and his family. He was a good man who was blessed of the Lord. We should strive to be good stewards of what God has given us and make every effort to make good and holy decisions in life. However, we should always entrust our plans, our lives, our finances and our understanding to the Lord God. Only God knows if tomorrow everything is to be taken from you as it was with Job. There was nothing earthly Job could have done to stop the death of his children or the loss of his home and lively hood. As Job said in chapter 13 verse 15: “Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him. Even so, I will defend my own ways before Him.” Let us trust Him for everything and walk in faith.
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