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Jewels from the Book of Job - Part 1

When I was a child I could not stand reading the book of Job. It seemed so incomprehensible and boring. As I've matured the book of Job started to come into focus. Then it started to expand into this beautiful book. Then the book started to explode into my consciousness as a treasure trove of untapped knowledge. It became a revelation to me of God's ways. Now I absolutely love the book of Job. I've read portions of it over and over. There are so many facets to this precious jewel of a book called Job.

One facet concerns Job's children. After Job's great trial he had a new set of children. In fact the Scriptures are quite clear about the fact that Job's daughters were extremely beautiful. The thought came so where were these children when Job was going through his trial? Well these children were in the loins of Job. Job had this new life residing in him. However, in order to get to this new life Job had to go through this trial.

There are some things in life which we must go through in order to get to that new place that God has for us. We MUST go through them. It is a part of God's plan. Job had all of that potential life in him. Job didn't look like he had anything in him but death, but God knew there was life. God had those new children's books already written before Satan even came up with the idea of trying to destroy Job.

God has our lives planned before any of the trials have come to beset us. God's Word tells us that no one can thwart God's plan. My job is to be in alignment with God's plan. This illumination has been extremely helpful in trying times. We must go through the trial to get to the new places that God has for us to get to the new life God has prepared for us.

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