Prepared

Just back from taking a test.

It seems as though it’s been a long time since my mind was worked that way.  Actually I liked it.  To me there is not much that beats being ready for a test and passing it (we’ll wait to see if my confidence matches my marks).

Life is full of tests though.  Those that come all of a sudden are the hardest to be ready for.  The sudden death, the terminal prognosis, nothing prepares you for these things.

At camp this morning I taught on the book of Job.    Talk about being unprepared.  In one day he loses his Livestock, his Living, and his flesh and blood.   We use his utterance of worship so often that there is a tendency to forget the context.    Having just learned of his enormous loss he says:

“Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return there. The LORD gives, and the LORD takes away. May the name of the LORD be blessed!” (Net Bible)

He gives his Lord first place over all.  This is worship.

Coming up on any of life’s test, the one sure way to be as prepared as possible is to “Fear God and shun evil”.