FAITH CAPSULE: In the journey of life, breakdown often comes before breakthrough.

Job 1, 2

The bible described Job, “There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil.” (Job 1:1) Man with the fear of God is set to be complete before God. However, the story of Job was not exempted from experiencing the wicked one. Despite of Job’s faithfulness he was exposed to the attack of Satan but could not be terminated. Job, a man that feared God lost all of his wealth; Satan attacked his health; Satan attacked his character; Job lost His property and children. Above all, his wife and friends ridiculed his faith. In the midst of it all, Job remained persistently faithful and not reviled God.
Job was broken in all area of his life but his breakthrough was intact when God responded to his faithfulness. Job 42:12-15 recorded God’s response to Job’s faithfulness, “Now the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; for he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and one thousand female donkeys.  He also had seven sons and three daughters.  And he called the name of the first Jemimah, the name of the second Keziah, and the name of the third Keren-Happuch.  In all the land were found no women so beautiful as the daughters of Job; and their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers.”
Job was broken down but his breakthrough was upheld by God.
So many were broken before breakthrough in the Bible and all were meant for the glory of the Almighty God. You love the Lord and your walk has been consistently relevant in line with God’s word. Things have changed overnight; you are down, friends can no longer help, and desertions are showing their faces everywhere you turn. You can hardly count on anyone for help and it seems you are the only Christian that is out of place. All that surrounds you is beginning to wonder how long you will go through what you are going through. Complaint, discouragement or self-destruction is not what you need. You need to know that God will see you through if you will keep seeing through with the mirror of the word of God. God has a plan for you. Isaiah 63:14 buttressed, “As a beast goes down into the valley, and the spirit of the LORD causes him to rest, so You lead your people, to make yourself a glorious name.” The point here is that God constantly want to be glorified and make Himself a glorious name. When your breakthrough arrives, He will be gloriously glorified concerning your life. Job is a testimony. God will see you through. You are not alone.

Prayer for today: Ask God, “O Lord my God, look upon me and let me not be a failure, in Jesus’ name.”