Job 42:10 (KJV)
10 And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.
THE WORD OF GOD FOR THE CHILDREN OF GOD
VERY BRIEFLY I WANT TO REASON WITH YOU ON THE THOUGHT
(I DON`T LOOK LIKE WHAT I`VE BEEN THRU )
MY BROTHERS AND MY SISTERS
IF THERE WAS ANY BIBLICAL CHARACTER IN SCRIPTURE
THAT EVERY HAD A REASON
TO JUST RESIGN FROM LIFE
AND LIVE FOREVER IN TOTAL RESENTMENT FOR THE REST OF THERE DAYS
IT WAS JOB
BECAUSE THE STORY OF JOB IS A UNFOLDING DRAMA
OF UNBELIEVEABLE TROUBLE ,TRIALS TRAGEDY , AND TRIBULATION
AND THE REASON WHY IS
JOB HAS BEEN ASSAULTED BY THE UNCERTAINTIES OF LIFE
AND AFFLICITED BY UNPLANNED HEALTH ISSUES
AS WELL EXPERIENCE ANY PARENTS NIGHTMARE
WHEN HE STOOD AT THE GRAVESITE OF HIS CHILDREN TO BURY THEM
HE EVEN HAD TO DEAL WITH A NAGGING WIFE
WHO HAD STOP DRINKING GATORADE AND STARTED DRINKING HATORADE
BY TELLING HIM TO BE A REAL MAN
AND STAND UP AND LOOK TOWARD HEAVEN AND CURSE GOD AND DIE
THEN HIS SO CALLED FRIENDS SHOWS UP TO BE A SOURCE OF COMFORT
BUT WAS REALLY A DISCOMFORT
BECAUSE THEY TRIED TO CONVINCE JOB
THAT HIS PRESENT SITUATION WAS BECAUSE OF HIS PAST SINS
IN OTHER WORDS
JOB IS BANKRUPT
HE HAS LOT EVERYTHING
HE`S NO LONGER THE ADMIRED AND CLEBRATED MAN OF UZ
AND IF YOU WILL ALLOW ME ME TO USE MY SANTIFIED IMAGANATION
BECAUSE EVEN WHEN HE WALKS THE STREETS OF UZ
PEOPLE WHISPER INSTEAD OF SPEAKING
AND THE REASON WHY IS
BECAUSE THEY CAN`T UNDERTAND OR COMPREHEND HOW HE`S ENDURING ALL OF THE TRAGEDY AT ONE TIME
BECAUSE THEY KNOW HIS LIFE HAS BEEN SHAKEN TO THE CORE
AND THAT HE HAS SEEN THE TRESHOLD OF DEATH AND DESTRUCTION
BUT THE FABRIC OF THIS TEXT BEFORE IS TAILORED TO TEACH US
THAT THERE HURTS IN LIFE
THAT CANNOT AND WILL NOT BE UNDONE IN TERMS OF OUR ON ACTIONS
BECAUSE THERE ARE THINGS WRITTEN ON THE PAGES OF EACH OUR LIVES
THAT NO ERASER CAN REMOVE
IN OTHER WORDS
THERE ARE LOSSES WE ALL HAVE EXPERIENCE
THAT CAN NEVER BE REPLACE
THERE ARE LOST MOMENTS THAT CAN NEVER BE RECAPTURED
THERE ARE HEARTACHES ,HEADACHES AND MEMORIES OF THE PAST
THAT WILL LIVE WITH US FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES
BUT IN THE MIDIST OF IT ALL WE MUST ALWAYS REMEMBER
THAT GOD IS IN THE RESTORATION BUSSINESS
(THAT`S WHY YOU OUGHT TO LOOK AT) (YOUR NEIGHBOR AN TELL THEM)
I DON`T LOOK LIKE WHAT I`VE BEEN THROUGH
EVEN THOUGH
THERE ARE SOME KNOTS WE TIE IN LIFE
THAT CANNOT BE UN TIED
EVEN THOUGH WE ALL GOT SCARS FROM THE PAST THAT WE HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE REST OF OUR LIVES
BUT IN THE MIDIST OF IT ALL
GOD IS STILL IN THE RESTORATION BUSSINESS
(AND I DON`T LOOK LIKE WHAT I`VE) (BEEN THROUGH)
NOTICE ....NOTICE.....NOTICE
WHAT THE TEXT SAYS
10 And the LORD turned the captivity of Job,
IN OTHER WORD
IN THE MIDIST OF HIS SUFFERING
JOB PRAYED FOR HIS SO CALL FRIENDS
AND THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS
SOME OF THE BEST MEDICINE WE CAN INDULGE IN THE MIDIST OF SUFFERING IS PRAYER
BECAUSE SUFFERING ,TRIALS AND TRIBULATION
OFTEN MAKE THROW A PITY PARTY
INSTEAD OF A PRAYER AND PRAISE PARTY
BECAUSE SUFFERING ,TRIALS AND TRIBULATION
MAKES US SELF CENTERED
BUT IF YOU WANT YOUR SITUATION TO GET BETTER
IF YOU WANT TO SEE YOUR SITUATION TURN AROUND
WE MUST REMAIN GOD CENTERED
BECAUSE The phrase “turned the captivity”
Means that God restored Job’s life and fortune.
NOTICE When did the Lord did this?
“WHEN he prayed for his so called friends.”
THE LORD GAVE HIM TWICE AS MUCH HE HAD BEFORE
EVEN THOUGH JOB LOST NEARLY EVERYTHING IN HIS TROUBLE
BUT GOD GAVE IT BACK WITH GREAT INTEREST
BUT AS I CLOSE
IT`S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND
THAT JOB`S GREATEST BLESSING WAS NOT THE REGAINING
OF HIS HEALTH OR WEALTH
NOR WAS HIS GREATEST BLESSING REBUILDING HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS
BUT HIS GREATEST BLESSING WAS KNOWING GOD BETTER
AND COMING OUT HIS SUFFERING ,TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS WITH A TESTIMONY
( I DON`T LOOK LIKE WHAT I`VE BEEN THROUGH
AND I WONDER IS THERE ANYBODY HERE THIS MORNING/EVENING
WHO GOT A
I DON`T LOOK LIKE WHAT I`VE BEEN THROUGH TESTIMONY
BECAUSE IF THE LORD HAS BEEN YOUR BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
IF THE LORD DONE SEEN YOU THROUGH TROUBLED SEEN AND UNSEEN
IF THE LORD HAS BEEN
YOUR DOCTOR IN YOUR SICK ROOM
YOUR LAWYER IN YOUR COURTROOM
A COMPANY KEEPER IN YOUR LONELY HOUR
YOU OUGHT TO LOOK AT YOUR TELL THEM
I DON`T LOOK LIKE WHAT I`VE BEEN THROUGH
AIN`T GOD ALRIGHT
I SAY AIN`T GOD ALRIGHT
CAN I TELL YOU WHY I KNOW HE`S ALRIGHT
