What If You Had Nothing To Lose?

"At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship and said: ‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised’." —Job 1:20—21

The book of Job provides us with a stunning example of courage in the face of adversity. Who is not touched by Job’s faith in the face of unfathomable tragedy? Just as he finished learning that he had lost all of his worldly possessions, he discovered that he had also lost every single one of his children. All on the same day!

Job went from being the wealthiest and most blessed man on the planet to being an example of destitution and loss. His response is startling. He did not curse God and he did not question Him. Instead he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised.”

You are important to God

Pauls epistle to the Romans chapter 1 - 8 highlights the following interesting topics.

God is no respector of persons. It doesn't matter what nationality you are, salvation is only through faith in Jesus Christ. He is the only way to heaven.


We are to worship our Creator and not creative things.


We are to honour Him and give God the glory and be thankful for the things he has done.


We are to live righteously in a wicked world and not to follow the examples of unbelievers.


Romans 3:23-25 (KJV) For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God.


We were all born sinners and there is none righteous. We are justified freely by the grace of God by faith in the redeeming blood of Jesus Christ. There is no other way a man can be saved.