At the beginning of the year while studying God's word and preparing for 2013 I stumbled on some amazing truths that have really encouraged me. Abraham, Job, Daniel, Ruth even David....what do all these people have in common?...Out of tragedy came their blessings or promotions.
I never knew that after Job was healed and prayed for his 3 friends, his friends and family started visiting him and each person gave him a gold earring with a gold coin and I believe from there he started his business again, paying attention to his offerings and sacrifices and before you know it, he was wealthier than before. Wow!
Abraham lost his wife to a king and must have suffered some level of guilt (for thwarting the truth and being such a coward..seriously!!) Then there must have been the emotional trauma of losing his sweetheart... but when the king found out Sarah was his wife and not his sister, he asked him to go with the huge bride price he had initially given to Abraham and that was how Abraham's road to massive wealth started...check it out.
Also check out how Daniel got his first promotion, it was in the midst of a fearful time in his life where he was among some people marked for death.
Then Ruth...she lost her husband and that triggered some changes and God consoled her with a new exciting experience.
One thing remained consistent through them all, they held unto God no matter how dark the situation seemed.
I am still being blessed by these stories as I meditate.
The bible is such a multi flavoured, multi dimensional book...beyond 3D baby!!!
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