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To Lose is to Gain!

Job endured loss and suffering none of us could withstand (Job Chapters 1-5), yet in the midst of it all he said, “But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and that he will stand upon the earth at last. Job 19:25 TLB


There have been numerous hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, and tornadoes that have taken loved ones, homes, and everything you valued in your home; yet the loss was still not as great as Job’s. He still had the one thing that was important and necessary. He goes on to say, “And I know that after this body has decayed, this body shall see God! Then he will be on my side! Yes, I shall see him, not as a stranger, but as a friend! What a glorious hope”! Job 19:26-27 TLB

Job did not lose his hope in God. “Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But when desire is fulfilled, it is a tree of life”. Proverbs 13:12 AMP If you have read the book of Job, you know that God allowed Satan to afflict the losses and suffering of Job; however, Job, under all of the affliction, did not turn from trusting God; and God restored back double of what Job lost.

It’s a tragedy, to me, people idolize cars, houses, clothes, shoes, cell phones, etc. They are just things that can be replaced, but to idolize anything over God is sin! I know many of you reading this will say you don’t, but let someone hit your $100K Jaguar, or accidentally drop your $750 cell phone in the toilet, then tell me how you would react! NOT COOL!

God does bless us with things when He knows we are ready to appreciate and take good care of them more than we value them. We cannot take those things with us to Heaven, nor are they more valuable than life! We have become so enamored with wealth and wealthy people; we are falling fast, even to the point of having God’s wrath placed upon us~ if we don’t become a saved people and Repent!


When God blesses us with things, we are stewards of those things or I use the word caretakers, because they will not last to “Eternity”! So when you become a born again Christian; and some of you already are, remember this, “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” Matthew 6:33 NKJV 

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