During my first year of seminary, I listened as a new friend described her life. Abandoned by her husband, she was raising two small children alone. Earning just over minimum wage, she had little chance of escaping the poverty and dangers she described in her neighborhood.
As a father, I was moved by her concern for her children, and asked, How do you handle all of this? She seemed surprised by my question and replied, We are doing all we can do, and I must leave them in Gods hands. Her trust in God in the midst of trials reminded me of Jobs trust (1:6-22).
A year later, she phoned and asked if I would come be with her at the funeral home. Her son had been killed in a drive-by shooting. I asked God for words to comfort her and for the wisdom not to try to explain the unexplainable.
Standing with her that day, however, I marveled as again and again she comforted othersher confidence in God unshaken by this terrible blow. Turning to me as we parted, her final words were a poignant reminder of the depth of her faith: My boy is still in Gods hands. Like Job, she did not sin nor charge God with wrong(v.22).
We too can develop an unshakable faith by daily walking with the Lord.
Read: Job 1:13-22
Thanks, Mayor, for today’s sustenance for body and soul.