IN TOUCH Daily Devotional 17th June 2023: Job—A Reverent Father
IN TOUCH Daily Devotional 17th June 2023: Job—A Reverent Father
DR CHARLES STANLEY 17 JUNE 2023 TODAY’S DAILY DEVOTIONAL
Read and Meditate on Today’s In Touch Daily Devotional for 17th June 2023 Message written by Dr Charles Stanley. God bless you!
Today’s Topic: Job—A Reverent Father
What actions can you take to lead your family toward God?
Scripture: Job 1:1-8
1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
2 And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.
3 His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.
4 And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.
5 And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.
6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them.
7 And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
8 And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
In Touch Daily Devotional – Dr. Charles Stanley 17th June 2023
When people talk about Job, the focus tends to be on how he remained loyal to God despite all his losses and pain. In fact, we often miss or gloss over the opening verses of the book, which describe what kind of father he was.
The New Living Translation says he was “a man of complete integrity” (v. 1). He showed great concern for the spiritual well-being of his 10 children. They took turns hosting celebrations at which they spent days feasting. But afterward Job would wake up early and offer burnt offerings for each child, just in case any of them had sinned. He had such reverence for God that he did all he could to make sure his beloved children had a right standing with the Lord.
This reverence didn’t waver, even when everything was taken from him. His unsupportive friends expressed doubts, and his wife even tempted him to curse God. But Job continued to honor his Creator and believed God would reign in the end (Job 19:25).
Living reverently before God day by day isn’t just the appropriate thing to do; doing so shapes our view of life and aligns our heart with His, no matter what comes our way.
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