In His Care

“Your hands fashioned and made me altogether, and would You destroy me? Remember now, that You have made me as clay; And would You turn me into dust again? Did You not pour me out like milk and curdle me like cheese; Clothe me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews? You have granted me life and lovingkindness; And Your care has preserved my spirit.” —Job 10:8-12 (NASB1995)

When Yahweh allows bad things to happen to us, we may have the distorted perception that He is out to get us. Job asked God: “…would You destroy me?” He didn’t know that in Job 2:6, God specifically told Satan to spare his life. Job lost a lot but he still had his life, his wife, his home, his friends and his mental capacity. May we always count our blessings, even in the mist of pain and suffering. And remember we don’t know the whole picture, right now we only see a part. May we keep the proper perspective of God. He is good and rich in grace. Job 12:10 says, the life of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind is in His hand. We are in His care and He continually lavishes His lovingkindness upon us.

In Job 10:3 (NLT) Job asked God: “Why do you reject me, the work of Your own hands?” In our season of suffering, it may seem that Yahweh is rejecting us, but let us persevere to the end. Not only will He work everything together for good. You may also be like Job and receive double for all your troubles. (See Job 42:10) Yahweh is a God of restoration.