Old Testament 2 – 2020 – BGO

Name: IAN JAN N. DALISAY

Date: April 19, 2021
Devotional No. 09

Scripture Text: Job 12

Creative Devotional Title: Accept the Unexpected

Devotional:

After my father died of kidney cancer, I knew life would never be same as what we expected.
At a very young age and being the eldest, I was forced to give my 101% in school and in work
to support our family and we strove to serve God in the church and in the community. And yet,
despite our efforts, our family experienced great trials and continue to face ordeals we never
expected. How I wish that good people and bad events were kept separate, as if good habits
and right choices were armor against life.

God’s design for life doesn’t work that way. Job’s life was out of the norm with what he
probably thought his life should be. Despite his upright standing with God, he experienced ill-
treatment from his friends and the crushing loss of his wealth and loved ones. In Job 12, we
find Job responds with faith as he recognizes that even the evil prospering is God’s showing
that God controls everything:
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Which of all these does not know
       that the hand of the LORD has done this?
10 
In his hand is the life of every creature
       and the breath of all mankind. (Job 12:9-10 NIV)

The world’s playbook doesn’t fit to God’s narrative. Our human wisdom tells us that good
things happen if we do good works. God’s kingdom works differently than this and only God
knows what’s in our future. What seems to be a difficult road for us is maybe the best and
effective route for our journey. What looks abstract on our sight is may be a great canvas of
expensive art of God’s workmanship.

It is time to accept the unexpected. God can overthrow nations and He can loose the bonds of
kings. And by this truth, we have the confidence that our God can help us win our battles for
He has laid the foundation of everything that will bring us the goodness that we will surely
experience in heaven one day.
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