No Matter, December 17

God, You’re to be praised in all circumstances. I consider Your servant Job who in one day lost his donkeys, oxen, sheep, servants, camels, and children. Yet, in the midst, he fell to the ground and worshipped You. He said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the Name of the LORD be praised.” In suffering, he “did not sin by charging [You] with wrongdoing.” “Job did not hide his…grief.  He had not lost his faith in God…” (Job 1:20-22 & NIV LASB Commentary).  Jesus, no matter, help me never to lose my faith in You. In Your Name, Amen.