love Job's immediate reaction to the first wave of tragedies that rocked his life, robbed him of his possessions, and took the lives of his children, all in one single, horrific day: "He said, 'Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord'" (Job 1:21).It's a response rooted in the very doctrines most people today associate with Calvinism. Job was confessing that God is sovereign; that every good thing Job ever had in the first place was a gracious gift from the Lord's hand; and that by definition, Job had no rightful claim to any of God's blessings.
Even more important, in the throes of a grief greater than you and I have ever known, Job was confessing that God is good. It was the very opposite of what Satan claimed Job would do (verse 11): "He will curse you to your face." Instead of cursing, Job blessed God's name. He knew that even in the midst of such unthinkable calamity—despite all the evil that had befallen him—God is good. Keep Reading>>>
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