I never set my affections on these things in the 1st place. And when it came to the children, I have accepted from the day we had our first kid till we had our last, they’re all God’s. He’s the person who gave them, and he’s the person who has got the right to take them whenever He wants them back.”. That explains how Job could say in all truthfulness, “Blessed be the name of the Lord.” And why the biblical story adds, “Through all this Job didn’t sin nor did he blame God” ( Job 1:21–22 ).

When you begin to understand that everything you have is on loan, you are more prepared to release it when the owner wants it back. And in the interlude, “Lord God, sanctified be Your name for loaning me everything I am in a position to enjoy.”.

“Through all this Job didn’t sin.” Isn’t that wonderful? “Nor did he blame God.” Why blame God? As one man has written, “God has given him a walk through for death. All things belong to God, positively, to be given as a present, not claim, to be taken back without wrong. There’s no talk about human ‘rights.’ The Lord is the sovereign owner of all, and Job rejoices in this excellent fact.”.

With twenty / twenty point of view, Job lifted himself off the ground, looked around at all that had modified, then put his arm round his grieving wife, held her close, and murmured, “God gave, and for some unrevealed reason, He selected to take back. This complete chapter could have been created in 3 words.