![]() In the last two verses of Psalm 27 David wrote: “I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. However, Job continued to maintain his trust in the faithfulness of God. If God chose to take that away from him, then who was Job to complain?īeyond the physical loss that Job endured, he had to deal with accusatory friends and his wife who told him to give up on God (Job 2:9). Job recognized that everything he had in life came from the hand of the Lord. Job lost his houses, his riches, his cattle, and even his own children yet he still chose to praise God for His goodness. Job writes in the opening chapter of his story: “Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away blessed be the name of the Lord.” (Job 1:21) Naomi experienced trials, but emerged victorious through the hand of God. ![]() In the end, she and Ruth had a wonderful relationship because of God’s goodness. Yet, nowhere else is she ever referred to by that name. Though her name meant pleasant, she asked her friends to call her Mara which meant bitter (Ruth 1:20, 21). When they arrived in Bethlehem-judah Naomi was pretty discouraged. Whatever your thoughts might be, we would not have the beautiful story of Ruth without the tragic loss that Naomi endured.Īfter the death of her husband and sons, Naomi returned to Israel. There is much debate on whether the family should have moved away from the land of God. This is a lady who followed her husband to a foreign land and lost everything she held dear during their time away from home. In the much loved story of Ruth we meet her mother-in-law Naomi. I don’t like being around people who gripe and complain about everything, but I certainly have never come to the place where I asked God to kill me to get me away from them. The Israelites complained so much that Moses thought it would be a show of mercy by God if God would just kill him instead of making him live with the complaints. Moses had enough of the whining and complaining of the people that God asked him to lead. But there were trials along the way.Īt one point in Moses’ life he prayed that if God really loved him then God would kill him as a show of compassion (Numbers 11:15). He spent time in the presence of God and was the instrument God used to lead the children of Israel from Egypt. MosesĬertainly there were highlights in the life of Moses. Joseph endured the difficulties because of his faith in God’s Word. He knew that God had a plan for his life. In doing so he was able to rescue his brothers who had treated him so badly. He made preparations to help save the people. Joseph knew the region would go through a devastating drought. ![]() When Joseph was released from prison it was to take an elevated position in the government. Joseph interpreted a dream one day which could have been his way out of jail but, the man who should have spoken for Joseph’s freedom forgot about him for two years. God granted Joseph an understanding of dreams while he was unjustly serving his time. Though he had earned his master’s trust and was allowed to work freely in the house, the lies of a woman thrust Joseph into prison. Joseph was sold into Egyptian slavery by his brothers. At the end of his life Joseph said to his brothers who had horribly mistreated him, “But as for you, ye thought evil against me but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.” (Genesis 50:20)
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