Worship in Every Situation

I read the Bible every year and have to steel myself to go through Job. Look, don’t come at me. Job had terrible stuff happen to him and a lot of it is a downer. Yet there are parts that encourage me because they remind me of something that happened in my life and how God came through.

Job hears that he’s lost everything and his response is: “He tore his robe and shaved his head, and he fell to the ground and worshiped. He said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked I shall return there. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.” Through all this Job did not sin nor did he blame God.” Job‬ ‭1:20-22‬‬

My sister and I were traveling. In the middle of the night we get a call that our dad is going to the hospital. He had his first heart attack before I was born and open heart surgery when I was in my teens so hospital stays weren’t uncommon.

We drive and we’re praying, worship music on, doing all the right stuff. Then my brother calls and tells us…Dad’s gone.

As I’m processing through the shock of it I hear the song that’s playing...You’re All I Want by Lifehouse. There’s a line, “How can I stand here with You and not be moved by You? You’re all I want, You’re all I need...” I hear God speak to me in one of the clearest ways I ever have, “You’ve always said you would praise me no matter what, will you praise me now?”

I raised my hands and worshipped. Not because I’m strong or disciplined or had my emotions under control, but because He IS good.

The peace that passes all understanding really did flood my heart. God reminded me that Dad isn’t gone, He’s just home. He comforted me in a way I can’t explain and that a lot of people didn’t understand.

This is why I appreciate Job. It shows us it’s possible to worship in every situation and season. It reminds us that He gives so much and takes so little in comparison. It prompts us to see we can’t take good for granted and then question Him in the bad, and reminds us that the old hymn is so true, “Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His wonderful face, and the things of earth will grow strangely dim in the light of His glory and grace.”

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