GRIEF IS REAL – EVEN FOR THE GODLY! (You really need to read Job 3 to see how real it can be!)
Before we are quick to judge Job’s remarks in Job 3, however, as somehow unbecoming to “a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil” (An assessment, incidentally, of Job’s spiritual character and God’s evaluation of Job on two different occasions – Job 1:1, 8; 2:3), perhaps there should be an empathetic consideration of the magnitude of Job’s loss and the pain he suffered at the hands of Satan (Job 1-2)!
Grief is a real human challenge, even for the godly! Yet the Bible declares, “we do not grieve as those who have no hope!” (1 Thessalonians 4:13) We believe that all things are in the Lord’s hands and ultimately “all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose!” We also believe that “nothing will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord!” (Romans 8:28, 35-39) Those realities help sustain us through times of great loss and grief!
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