Job 17:11 "My days are past, my plans are torn apart, even the wishes of my heart."
Job did not anticipate the destruction of his property, the death of his family, the removal of his health. Job had different plans for his life that did not involve the sudden demise of his children. It seems as though the scroll of Job's life had been torn to pieces, yet the scroll of our life which God has written is surely never torn apart.
Do you have plans for your life or wishes in your heart that are so dear to you that you would be destroyed by their undoing? Let there be only one ultimate desire in your heart: to be united with Jesus Christ at last. Then you will say with sincerity, "Father, Your will be done".
Everything in this life can be taken from me. My job, my family, my home, my ministry, my health, yet one thing will always remain: the love of God in Christ Jesus. He promises, "I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you" (John 14:18) "Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you" (John 14:27) and "Who will separate us from the love of Christ?" (Rom 8:35)
Therefore be bold with joy and risk all for the kingdom's sake, because whatever you lose for Christ will be gain and you cannot lose Christ.
(6/15/2011)
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