And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and sat down among the ashes. Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.
Job 2:8-9 KJV
The level of godliness and integrity in Job was unquestionable. God gave a testimony concerning Him. Nevertheless , satan disputes his integrity and is given permission to test him.Through these tests , Job loses property , children , health , dignity , value and relevance.
Whatever Job was passing through was too much for him to bear.He questions God and even curses the day he was born.In other words , he had written himself off.He had lost hope.Heaven seemed to be silent to his cry.Job’s grief placed him at the crossroads of his faith.
His wife also had written him off..She thought death was better than the physical pain he was going through.She advises him to curse God and die.The three friends had written him off.They told him no one could go through what he had gone through and continue to claim righteousness.
The worst thing we can do is to write ourselves off.Despite the loss , the pain and the discouragement we may be going through , He who created us has not written us off.He has our last word .He can give us a brand new beginning despite loosing everything.He changed Job’s story and so shall be our case if we maintain our Focus in Him.
Further reading
Job 1:22
Ps 34:19
Isa 54:17
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