Unconditional Praise

Job 1:20- “ Then Job arose…and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped…”

We live in a time where relationships are based upon mountaintop experiences instead of loyalty and commitment. There are many reading this devotional who can attest to the fact that your friends were many as long as things were well in your life but your entourage was thin during your valley experiences. Unfortunately, this attitude has even spilled over into their relationships with the Lord. Although our trials and tribulations are intended to strengthen us and draw us closer to God, they’ve had the opposite effect on many believers.



One of the litmus tests in determining our loyalty to God is whether or not we can celebrate Him during life’s low points. Job went through one of the most difficult experiences I’ve ever heard of at the beginning of the book titled after him. His donkeys, sheep, and cattle (our modern day businesses/assets) were all gone within the space of a few hours! But when all his children died, his pain escalated to a totally different level. The Bible says that Job did something that doesn’t make sense to the natural mind: he “…fell down upon the ground and worshipped…” (Job 1:20)



Job blessed The Name of God (Job 1:21) immediately after one of life’s most difficult times. As we consider the life of Job, let’s ask ourselves the following question: “Do I celebrate God only during the good times or can I praise Him during life’s difficult moments?” The exhortation today is to evaluate our allegiance to God and then celebrate Him regardless to what’s happening in our lives.



Let’s Pray:
“Father, we bless Your Name today and we celebrate You just for being God. We thank You, praise You, magnify and adore You this day, in Jesus’ Name, amen.”



Daily Prayer:
“Oh, that You would bless me indeed,
and enlarge my territory,
that Your hand would be with me,
and that You would keep me from evil,
that I may not cause pain!”



The Prayer of Jabez, I Chronicles 4:10