Mon., 2/3/14 Devotion (Job 2:19b)

Today's encouragement comes from Job 2:10b, where Job said this:

"Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?"

Job asks a good question here (above). God knows that too much "good" would not be good for any of us. He also knows that too much "adversity" would not be good for us, either. The Lord knows how to perfectly mix and match the two, so as to bring about His desired result: more and more Christ-likeness in His churched children.

Of course, we would think (wrongly), that we would be happy with an over-abundance of "good," and a shortage of "adversity." But we think that way be-cause we do not know what is best for us. God does. Therefore, let us rejoice in the good things in Jesus; and thank God for the tribulations that come our way, too.

[Puritan quote of the day: "God is infinitely greater than kings. He is universal King of heaven and earth, the absolute Sovereign of all things." --Jonathan Edwards, in his sermon, "The Warnings of Scripture"]