What A Gift!

 

The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away (ref Job 1:21ESV)

Job uttered these words in anguish, but the truth is, what the Lord gives He does not take back, “For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable” (Romans 11:29). In other words, God does not withdraw His gifts; when the Lord gives it’s irreversible, can’t be cancelled, it’s beyond recall, firm, fixed and final.

However, if we view Job’s lament from a different angle it could be seen as a good thing, in that, the Lord gives us Life, a new Life, one that is real and full of His Truth, and He takes away all our guilt and self-criticism and self-judgment, our selfishness, our inner turmoil, our low self-esteem, our negativity, our control and dependence on self, and really so much more.

He strips us of who we think we are, lays us bare, naked and exposed; He takes away all our self-imposed limitations; He crucifies us, the old us, and makes us new – a new birth, a re-birth.

Beloved, the Lord gives you Life, a new life in Him. He transforms you into who He originally created you to be – a person of Love; a person who lives, in this world but is not of this world – what a gift! Praise God!

Amen †

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shelley Johnson “What A Gift!” ©2009 [16-Dec-2009] (22-Feb-16) revisited September 28, 2026