Godly Response To Tragedies
Monday, December 1, 2025Key Verse
“In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly” (Job 1:22).
Text — Job 1:11-22
Message
Life is an equation that must be solved with godly principles (God’s strategy). Tragic situations like trial, temptation, trouble, and tribulation are common in our lives. Tragedy is a disastrous event especially one involving great loss or injury. Job experienced it in different ways – loss of servants, sheep, sons and daughters. For you in particular, you need to know that there are degrees of tragedy for young people; it could be examination failure, bereavement, denial of legitimate right, distortion of life’s dream, financial instability, trauma, and ill-health.
Inability to initiate appropriate strategies to triumph over tragedies has caused loss of lives to many youths. Some resort to unbelief, blasphemy, murmuring and so on when they face challenges of life. Job did not blame God but sought God’s face in prayer and maintained the language of faith as he confessed: “blessed be the name of the Lord” (Job 1: 21). To triumph over tragedy, you must make Jesus your Lord and personal Saviour, develop spiritual stamina through studying of and meditating on God’s Word, and maintaining a righteous life.
Quote
Job did not blame God
Challenge
Will your Anchor hold in the storms of life?
Prayer for today
When the storm of life rages, Lord Jesus stand by me.