Amen.
All right, very good.
If you have your Bibles, please turn with me to Job chapter 2.
! Job chapter 2, we're going to be looking at verses 1 to 10 this morning.
! Job, you can find that just before the book of Psalms.
Chapter 2.
Have you ever asked yourself the question,
why do bad things happen to good people?
That's a question for the ages, isn't it?
And this passage shed some light on at least a small part of that answer.
Now, certainly not at all times,
but sometimes those hardships can be a test of our faith.
And here we see the patriarch Job put through one such agonizing test.
And how did he fare?
Well, let's see, shall we?
Job chapter 2, beginning with verse 1.
One day the members of the heavenly court,
I have a different translation up there.
Let's use that one.
On another day, the angels came to present themselves before the Lord,
and Satan also came with them to present himself before him.
And the Lord said to Satan,
Where have you come from?
And Satan answered the Lord,
From roaming throughout the earth, going to and fro on it.
Then the Lord said to Satan,
Have you considered my servant Job?
There is no one on earth like him.
He is blameless and upright,
A man who fears God,
And shuns evil.
And he still maintains his integrity,
Though you incited me against him,
To ruin him without any reason.
Skin for skin, Satan replied,
A man will give all he has for his own life.
But now stretch out your hand,
And strike his flesh and bones,
And he will surely curse you to your face.
And the Lord said to Satan,
Very well then, he is in your hands,
But you must spare his life.
So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord,
And afflicted Job,
With painful sores from the soles of his feet,
To the crown of his head.
Then Job took a piece of broken pottery,
And scraped himself with it,
As he sat among the ashes.
His wife said to him,
Are you still maintaining your integrity?
Curse God and die.
He replied,
You are talking like a foolish woman.
Shall we accept good from God and not trouble?
In all this,
Job did not sin in what he said.
Amen.
Thus far the reading of God's word,
The grass withers and the flower fades,
But the word of our God stands forever.
Let's pray.
Holy Spirit, once again,
We humble ourselves before you,
Before your word.
We ask, Lord,
That you would speak mightily through it.
That, Lord, we would be edified in our faith,
And that you would be glorified.
And all that is said and done,
We pray for the sake of Christ our Lord.
Amen.
You know,
It's hard not to notice
The weather is turning here in Edinburgh.
Spring is upon us,
And spring brings us to wedding season.
Do you have wedding season in Scotland?
At least we have that in the States.
And you know,
One of the happiest days of a person's life
Is usually the day they get married.
I mean,
Who can resist rejoicing
When two young people in love
Come together before friends and family
And loved one in the church
To pledge their undying loyalty
And affection to each other.
They get all dressed up
With the men in their sharp-looking tuxedos
And the bride in her stunning white gown.
And the groom waits for his bride
At the center aisle.
And they make solemn vows before God.
Usually those vows sound something like this.
I, Prince Charming,
Take you,
Fairy Princess,
And, of course, vice versa.
To be my wedded wife.
And I do promise and covenant before God
And these witnesses
To be your loving and faithful spouse.
For better or for worse.
In plenty in want.
In joy and in sorrow.
In sickness and in health.
To love and to cherish.
As long as we both shall live.
And,
If the statistics are to be believed,
Roughly 40 to 50% of the time,
They're both lying through their teeth,
Aren't they?
At least that's what the divorce researchers tell us
On the Divorce Reform website.
Approximately 40 to 50%,
Depends on which statistics you follow,
40 to 50% of British marriages
Ultimately end in divorce.
Now, usually there are dreams of
Happily ever after.
After the wedding.
But the sad fact is that
After the honeymoon is over,
Life hits.
And we still live in a fallen world.
And sometimes,
There will be those times
When things aren't better.
But they're worse.
When we're not in plenty.
We're in want.
Times when there's no joy.
There's only sorrow.
Health went away.
And now we are dealing with sickness.
And it's at times like that,
That a married couple's love
Is put to the test.
You see,
You can't tell
What a married couple's
Relationship is made of
Until they go through
Some hard times.
And that's when we see
If their love has that
Stick togetherness
That is essential
For a happy marriage.
And of course,
What's true of a happy marriage
Is also true
Of your relationship with God.
You see,
It's easy
To serve the Lord
When you've got no problems
And things are going well.
But how is your faith
Going to hold up
When hardship hits?
When bad things happen to you
For some unknown reason.
When things just don't seem
To make any sense.
And God doesn't seem
To be looking out for you.
Like he doesn't care for you.
He's not looking out
For your interests.
You see,
That's what this text
Is really about this morning.
Job was a righteous man.
He was prosperous.
He had served the Lord
All of his life.
And here we see
His faith is put to a test
To see if he would remain righteous
If his prosperity
Were taken away.
And as you see from the text,
We see how he passed the test.
And that leads us
To our proposition this morning.
So, what is the sermon about?
Well, here it is in a nutshell.
By way of summary.
Since hardship and adversity
Reveal the true mettle
Of your faith,
Be prepared.
For your faith
To be tested
Through the tough times.
That's really where
I want to go with this
In Job chapter 2.
And you'll see how we get there
As we begin to unpack this text.
But with that said,
Let's go ahead and dive in,
Shall we?
The first thing I want you
To take away from this text
Is the fact that
Because hardship reveals
The true nature
Of your faith,
Point number one,
You need to prepare
To be tested.
Because that hardship
Is coming.
It's not optional.
Not a single one of us
Is going to escape it.
And that hardship
Is going to test
Whether or not
Our profession of faith
Has any substance
Minded or not.
Whether our Christian life
Is all talk
And no walk.
Consider Job for a moment.
Why was he being singled out
Like this?
It was because
He was a righteous man.
He wasn't about to endure
This adversity
Because he was somehow
Sinning
And he's somehow
Reaping the consequences
Of his sinful behavior.
No, it's because
He lived a life
Totally dedicated
To God.
And in so doing
He made a powerful enemy
For himself, didn't he?
The devil.
And as we see
Through chapter one
He suffered for it.
He lost his livelihood.
He lost his wealth.
He lost his property.
He lost his status.
He even lost his children
To freak accidents.
And these things
Were only the beginning
Of his troubles
Because Satan's hatred
Of Job
Wouldn't let up.
He was hated
With a passionate hatred.
Why?
Because God loved him.
And so even after
All these things
Satan comes to God
With a request
To afflict Job
Even more.
But this time
The hurt will be
In his own body.
Look at verses four and five
Again.
Satan replied to the Lord
Skin for skin
A man will give up
Everything he has
To save his life
But reach out
And take away his health
And he will surely
Curse you
To your face.
So Satan
Says
Let me torment him
With sickness
And Job
Will deny his faith
You'll see
He'll curse you
To your face
Of course
The Lord knows
The integrity
Of Job's faith
And essentially says
Go ahead
Knock yourself out
Just don't kill him
And so Satan
Goes out
To bring more
Troubles
On this righteous man
You see
Job's faith
Is about to be
Tested to the extreme
And only then
Will we see
What kind
Of believer
He really is
Have you ever heard
The phrase
The proof of the pudding
Is in the Eden
Maybe that's
Just an American
Term of phrase
But the only way
That you can tell
If the pudding
Is any good
Is you got to
Give it a taste
Right
The proof of the pudding
Is in the Eden
Well that's what
We have here
Job
May look like
A righteous man
Outwardly
What's he really
Made of
Let's put him
To the test
Oh it's easy
To serve the Lord
On a sunny day
When there are no
Clouds in the sky
But what's going
To happen
When the storm
Comes
Is Job going
To lose his peace
Is he going
To abandon
His faith
Is he going
To curse God
And die
We'll only know
After his faith
Has been
Tested
You see
This is what
The apostle Peter
Is talking about
In 1st Peter chapter 1
And verse 7
Where he says
So be truly glad
There is wonderful
Joy ahead
Even though
It is necessary
For you to endure
Many trials
For a while
These trials
Are only a test
Your faith
To show that
It is strong
And pure
It is being tested
As fire tests
And purifies gold
And your faith
Is far more precious
To God
Than mere gold
So if your faith
Remains strong
After being tried
By fiery trials
It will bring you
Much praise
And glory
And honor
On the day
When Jesus Christ
Is revealed
To the whole world
And there you have it
True faith
Is only known
After it has been tested
And proven true
And the same is true
With you as well
Do you
Profess faith in Christ
Well then prepare
To have your faith
Tested
Because the same devil
That hated Job
With a passionate hatred
Hates you too
And for the same reason
Because you're loved
By God
And he hates
Everything that God
Stands for
And everything
That's precious to him
And so it seems
As if you're in a
A difficult
Catch-22
I mean on the one hand
If you serve the Lord
You earn the hatred
Of the devil
And he'll do his utmost
To bring your life
To misery and ruin
Then again
On the other hand
If you don't
Obey the Lord
Well the devil
Isn't interested in you
Is he?
He's got you right
Where he wants you
But then you're liable
To fall into the
Vengeable hands
Of someone else
Who will be much more
Terrible on judgment day
Someone who will
Hold you accountable
For your sin
And who will punish you
With the devil
And his angels
For all eternity
Sounds like
We're in a tough spot
And indeed we are
As long as we live
In this fallen world
And so what's the answer?
Well you need to obey
The Lord Jesus Christ
And trust in him
For salvation
We love him
So if you profess
Faith in Christ
This morning
And you probably
Wouldn't be here
This morning
If you didn't
Well then
Point number one
Prepare to have
Your faith tested
Now moving on
The next thing
I want you to take
Away from this passage
Is exactly how
Your faith
Is going to be tested
You see you might
Have to go through
Various trials
Now after all
The disasters
That came upon him
In chapter one
You might just
Go back and
Kind of skim
Chapter one
You'll see all
These things
That happened to him
Verse seven
Now shows us
How Job begins
To suffer
In the flesh
Satan comes to him
And torments him
With severe boils
All over his body
Look at verse seven
Again
So Satan
Left the Lord's
Presence
And he struck
Job
With terrible boils
From head
To foot
Now
When you have
A severe inflammation
Or what some
Of your translations
Might call
A loathsome sore
On your body
That's pain enough
But this text
Indicates that
Satan struck him
From head to foot
All over his body
Like it must have
Been a smallpox
Or something like that
Or even worse
Where sores break out
From head to foot
All over the face
And the neck
And the back
So much
That it's impossible
To lie down
Without writhing
In pain
And that's what's
Happening to Job
Here
Job is in absolute
Agony
And misery
And so he goes
And sits
In a pile of ashes
And he begins
To scrape himself
With a broken piece
Of pottery
Why ashes?
Well
If you know anything
About that ancient culture
You realize that ashes
Were a sign of humility
You might recall
In several places
In the Old Testament
They repented with
In dust and ashes
Or in sackcloth
And ashes
You see the meaning
Was the same
The ashes symbolized
A repentant
And humble heart
It's almost as if
The Lord
It's almost as if
Job is saying
Not through with his words
But by his actions
Lord if I've done
Anything wrong
I'm so sorry
And so
Job scrapes himself
Notice there's
There's no healing
Ointment
There's nobody
Tenderly waiting
Upon him
And bandaging
His wounds
There's nobody
Around
Who even cares
He feels abandoned
By God
In the midst
Of this trial
But even in the
Middle of it all
He didn't sin
He didn't understand
What was going on
But neither did he
Blame God
Either
He humbly
Endured
And patiently
Went through
That trial
And that patient
Endurance
Proved
The character
Of his faith
I think many of you
Know that I have
A military background
And it makes me
Think about the
First time I
Encountered
The special
Training that
Our military
Special forces
Go through
What I learned
As I was preparing
This sermon this
Week was that
The American
Special forces
That I'm familiar
With
They took their
Inspiration
From the British
SAS services
Here in
England
And Scotland
But when it
Comes to special
Forces
The kind of
Training that
They go
Through
It really
Blows my
Mind
I mean of
Course I
Don't have
First hand
Experience of
That
Because I
Haven't
Gone through
It
But I
Know what's
Involved
I remember
When I
Was a
Chaplain
On a
Guided
Missile
Cruiser
Out of
Hawaii
I had
A young
Man
Who was
A young
Officer
Lieutenant
Junior
Grade
In the
Prime of
Life
He was
A physical
Specimen
An athlete
And he
Was excited
Because he
Got accepted
To try out
For the
Navy
Seals
And he
Was all
Excited
About it
Expecting him
To become
A Navy
Seal
About two
Weeks later
I was walking
On the
Ship and
There he
Was
What happened
What's
Going on
And he
Just looked
At me
No
It's not
Going to
Happen
You know
He tried
He gave
It his
Best
And he
Couldn't
Make it
You know
I have to
Confess I
Was appalled
When I
First learned
About what
Those guys
Go through
In order
To make
Those
Seal
Teams
Between
The intense
Physical
Training
And sleep
Deprivation
And exposure
To the
Elements
I find
It amazing
That anyone
Can actually
Survive
A course
Like that
But then
Again
That trial
By fire
As it
Were
Is necessary
To prove
Beyond a
Shadow of a
Doubt
Who's got
What it
Takes
And who
Doesn't
Because after
All these
Guys are
Supposed to
Be our
Best
And in
Real life
Situations
They may
Find
Themselves
In even
Worse
Circumstances
And so
Of all the
Wannabes
How can
You tell
Who has
It
And who
Doesn't
Well you
Test them
You push
Them to
Their limits
And the
Cream rises
To the
Top
You might
Have two
Athletes
Who outwardly
Seem evenly
Matched but
The real
Question is
Who has
The stamina
Who has
The endurance
Necessary to
Get the job
Done
The only
Way to
Find out
Is to
Test them
And that
Trial by
Fire
As it
Were
Makes it
Obvious
Who's got
It
And who
Doesn't
And in
The same
Way
You have a
Similar
Principle here
In the
Christian life
As well
Do you
Profess faith
In Christ
Well then
Prepare
To go
Through
Trials
Now please
Understand
These things
Should not
Seem strange
To us
When we
Find ourselves
Going through
Difficult
Times
Because
Hardship
And
Adversity
Are part
And parcel
Of the
Christian life
Let me say
That again
Hardship
And adversity
Are part
And parcel
Of the
Christian
Life
You know
So often
We are
Attracted by
I want to
Say sub
Gospel messages
That indicate
That Christian
Life is all
About prosperity
And blessing
And it's all
Going to be
Good
It's all
Going to be
Happily ever
After
That's not
Necessarily
The case
Is it
I mean
Consider our
Prime example
The Lord
Jesus himself
As we examine
His life
In scripture
We see that
This life
Was not an
Easy ride
For him
Jesus didn't
Have it
Peaches and
Cream
The apostle
Paul didn't
Have it
Peaches and
Cream
And you
Won't have
It easy
Either
If you
Intend
To be
Faithful
To the
Lord
In this
Life
That's why
Peter
Tells us
In 1st
Peter chapter
4
In verse
12
Dear friends
Do not
Be surprised
At the
Painful
Trial
That you
Are suffering
As though
Something strange
Were happening
To you
But rejoice
That you
Participate in
The sufferings
Of Christ
So that you
May be
Overjoyed
When his
Glory
Is revealed
1st
Peter 4
In verse
12
Likewise
Our lord
Tells us
In
Zechariah
Chapter
13
That he
Will refine
His people
Like silver
And test
Them like
Gold
And then
They will
Call on
His name
And he
Will answer
Them
And he
Will be
Their god
And they
Will be
His people
You see
The apostle
Paul understood
This clearly
And that's
Why he warns
Us in 2nd
Peter chapter
3
In verse
12
A passage
Of scripture
That I'm
Sure some
Of you
Have probably
Memorized
That all
Those who
Desire to
Live godly
In christ
Jesus shall
What's the word
Shall suffer
All those
Who desire
To live godly
In christ
Jesus
Shall suffer
2nd
Timothy
Chapter
3
Verse
12
The point
Is that
We need
To prepare
For the
Trial
To expect
It
To know
That it's
Coming
Knowing
Full well
That the
Lord
Does not
Intend
To keep
Us
From all
Hardship
But rather
To sustain
Us
And uphold
Us
Through
Those
Difficult
Trials
Yea
Though I
Walk
Through the
Valley
Of the
Shadow
Of death
I will
Fear
No evil
For thou
Art with
Me
God
Doesn't
Keep
You
From
Trials
But he
Is with
You
Through
Those
Trials
Indeed
His
Grace
Is sufficient
For us
For his
Power
Is made
Perfect
In weakness
So
Point number
Two
Prepare
For trials
Because they
Really are
The Lord's
Refining
Fire
And finally
This
Adversity
This
Misfortune
Can take
A different
Form as
Well
Because
Hard
Times
Reveal
The real
Substance
Of our
Faith
We
Also
Need
To
Be
Prepared
For
Temptation
Another
Tactic
That the
Enemy
Uses
Against
You
In
Spiritual
Warfare
Is to
Tempt
You
When
You're
Vulnerable
To
Wait
Until
Your resolve
Is weakened
And then
To
Sort of
Hit
You
In
Your
Soft
Spot
Look
At
What
Happened
To
Job
Look
At
Verse
Nine
!
And
His
Wife
Said
To
Him
Are
You
Still
Trying
To
Maintain
Your
Integrity
Curse
God
And
Die
So
Here
Job
Is
Tempted
By
His
Wife
To
Blaspheme
God
In
The
Middle
Of
His
Despair
Now
Please
Understand
This
Was
Probably
A
Very
Tempting
Thing
To
Do
I
Mean
After
All
Job
Might
Have
Rationalized
In
His
Mind
I
Haven't
Done
Anything
Wrong
I
Mean
Why
Is
God
All
Me
To
Go
Through
All
Of
This
I
Mean
What
Kind
!
Of
God
Is
Hold
Fast
To
Your
Integrity
In
Other
Words
Can't
You
See
That
Your
Devotion
To
God
Is
Worthless
He
Hasn't
Protected
You
God
Doesn't
Love
You
God
Doesn't
Care
About
You
All
Your
Faith
Has
Brought
You
Is
This
Misery
And
This
Ruin
And
This
Misfortune
And
So
Satan
Tempts
Job
Through
The
One
Who
Is
Closest
To
Him
The
One
Who
Should
Have
Supported
Him
The
Who
Should
Have
Been
Trying
To
Help
Him
Even
His
Very
Own
Wife
Isn't
That
Odd
How
The
Devil
Sometimes
Uses
Those
Who
Are
Dearest
To
Us
To
Tempt
Us
Think
Of
Adam
Being
Tempted
By
His
Wife
Think
Of
Jesus
Himself
Being
Tempted
By
One
Of
His
Dearest
Friends
The
Disciple
Peter
Right
And
So
Here
Satan
Urges
Job
Through
His
Wife
To
Turn
His
Back
On
God
The
Key is
That
Job
Knew
That
Even
Though
He
Didn't
Understand
The
Situation
That
God
Was
Still
In
Control
That
Somehow
God
Was
Justified
Shall
We
Receive
Good
From
God
And
Not
Evil
You
See
In
This
Statement
Job
Is
Acknowledging
God's
Providence
He's
The
Creator
Of
The
World
He's
The
Sustainer
Of
Everything
In
It
And
So
Nothing
Can
Happen
Apart
From
God's
Sovereign
Control
So
Job
Once
Again
Reaffirms
His
Faith
By
Insisting
That
Both
Good
And
Evil
Can
Come
From
The
Lord
Who
Is
Always
Just
And
Does
As
He
Pleases
On
The
Earth
Now
This
Is
A
Hard
Saying
Because
Sometimes
We
Like
To
Think
That
God
Would
Never
Send
Bad
Times
God
Would
Never
Send
Hardship
What
Does
The
Scripture
Say
Consider
Isaiah
Chapter
45
In
Verse
7
Where
The
Lord
Says
I
Am
The
One
Who
Creates
The
Light
And
Makes
The
Darkness
I
Am
The
One
Who
Sends
The
Good
Times
And
The
Bad
Times
I
The
Lord
Am
The
One
Who
Does
These
Things
Isaiah
45
So
Satan
Tempts
Job
To
Deny
His
Faith
And
To
Curse
His
God
But
Job's
Faith
Is
You
Know
It
Makes
Me
Think
Of
Some
Of
Those
Hidden
Camera
Reality
TV
Shows
That
You
See
From
Time
To
Time
On
Television
I
Think
You
Know
What
I'm
Talking
About
Maybe
You've
Seen
Some
Of
These
Shows
Before
A
Show
That
Shows
Various
Clips
Of
Hidden
Cameras
That
Catch
People
In
The
Act
Of
Stealing
Or
Some
Kind
Of
Misconduct
The
Target
Is
Usually
A
Babysitter
Or
Put
In
A
Position
Of
Trust
And
Then
The
Camera
Catches
Them
When
They
Are
Violating
That
Trust
By
Stealing
Money
Or
What
Have
You
Now
I'm
Not
Going
To
Pass
Judgment
On
How
Uncouth
Some
Of
Those
Shows
May
Be
But
The
Point
Is
That
You
Can't
Tell
If
Somebody
Is
Honest
Just
By
Looking
At
Them
It's
Only
When
They
Face
That
Moment
Of
Temptation
That
They
Show
Their
True
Colors
You
See
That's
When
The
Trusted
Housekeeper
Becomes
A
Thief
Or
When
The
Responsible
Employee
Is
Exposed
As
A
Fraud
Likewise
Your
Character
Is
Similarly
Revealed
When
You
Go
Through
That
Moment
Of
Temptation
Because
Temptation
Can
Sometimes
Serve
As
A
Test
Of
Our
Faith
And
Here
Is
Job's
Moment
Of
Weakness
And
Here
He's
Tempted
To
Abandon
!
See
Are
You
Going
To
Obey
The
Lord
Or
Will
You
Succumb
To
The
Lure
Of
Sin
What's
Most
Important
To
You
At
That
Moment
You
See
Temptation
Is
Where
The
Rubber
Meets
The
Road
Because
Again
It's
Easy
To
Serve
The
Lord
When
Everything
Is
Going
Great
But
What
About
That
Moment
When
God's
Ways
Don't
Seem
To
Make
Any
Sense
And
Sin
Seems
!
Seems
Some
Of
God's
Purposes
It
Serves
To
Refine
Our
Faith
And
To
Prove
The
Integrity
Of
Our
Christian
Walk
So
Don't
Think
For
A
Moment
That
The
Lord
Is
Going
To
Spare
You
From
All
Temptation
In
Fact
If
You
Have
Made
A
Half
Hearted
Effort
To
Live
The
Christian
Life
You
Already
Know
Very
Well
That
Temptation
Is
An
Ever
Present
Reality
And
That's
Why
We
Need
God's
Grace
And
Power
To
Work
In
Our
Lives
To
Enable
Us
To
Say
No
To
Sin
Because
After
All
Until
We
Get
That
New
Nature
!
From
Him
We're
Still
In
Bondage
To
Sin
Until
God
Empowers
Us
By
His
Spirit
Our
Struggle
Against
Sin
Is
In
Vain
But
The
Good
News
Is
That
This
Is
Precisely
What
God
Gives
Us
In
Christ
A
New
Nature
Born
From
Above
Filling
Us
With
His
Holy
Spirit
To
Empower
Us
To
Live
Lives
That
Are
Pleasing
To
Him
And
How
Do
We
Please
Him
Of
Course
By
Staying
Ever
Vigilant
Against
Sin
That
Temptation
Is
Coming
Maybe
Not
Today
Maybe
Not
Tomorrow
But
Eventually
It
Will
Come
And
We
Are
Going
To
Be
Ready
For
It
Knowing
That
Temptation
Is
Likely
To
Come
And
Hit
Us
When
We're
At
Our
Weakest
All right
So how
Can
We
Summarize
Job
Chapter
Two
Well
In
A
Nutshell
Be
Prepared
To
Prove
What
Your
Faith
Is
Made
Of
Be
Wise
Think
Ahead
Don't
Be
Hardship
And
Trials
Are
Coming
To
Test
Your
Faith
The
Lord
Promises
Us
That
They
Will
Just
Like
That
Married
Couple
Stands
Before
Their
The
Minister
There
On
Their
Wedding
Day
So
Easy
To
Think
That
The
Future
Is
Going
To
Be
All
Blessings
And
Happily
Ever
After
But
The
Reality
Is
Often
Quite
Different
We
Still
Live
In
A
Fallen
World
There
Is
Still
!
A
Very
Real
Enemy
Out
There
Who
Would
Be
Delighted
To
Ruin
Your
Life
If
Indeed
You
Have
Faith
In
The
Lord
Jesus
Christ
And
You
Turned
From
Your
Sins
I
Want
You
To
See
Adversity
For
What
It
Is
It's
Like
The
Lord's
Refining
Fire
Testing
Us
And
Helping
Us
Prove
The
Genuineness
Of
Our
Faith
And
Even
In
The
Middle
Of
That
Storm
Whatever
Form
That
Storm
Might
Take
In
Your
Great
Shepherd
And
He's
Tending
Your
Soul
And
He's
Working
Out
All
Things
For
Your
Good
Because
You
Love
Him
And
You're
Called
According
To
His
Purpose
As
The
Prophet
Jeremiah
Reminds
Us
In
Lamentations
Chapter
3
In
Verse
31
And
I'll
Leave
You
With
This
For
The
Lord
Does
Not
Abandon
Anyone
Forever
Though
He
Brings
Grief
He
Also
!
Shows
Compassion
According
Amen
Let's
Pray
Lord
God
How
Easy
It
Is
For
Us
To
Get
Our
Eyes
Off
Of
You
And
The
Truth
Of
Your
Word
When
We
Go
Through
Hardships
And
Trials
And
Difficult