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MESSAGE TITLE:
Why Would a Good God Let You Lose It All?
SCRIPTURE TEXT:
“Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. Nevertheless, I will argue my ways before Him.”
— Job 13:15 (NASB)
DATE: April 18, 2025
BY: Effiong Etok
Carrier of God’s Word
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
True worth isn’t found in what can be taken from you-it’s found in what endures when everything else falls apart.
INTRODUCTION:
Child of God, have you ever stared at the wreckage of your life and whispered, “Lord, why would You let me lose everything I fought so hard to build?” You obeyed. You sacrificed. You stood in faith. Yet the doors slammed shut. The business crumbled. The relationship dissolved. And all you could hear was silence.
Why would a good God allow such loss?
We often define God’s goodness by what He gives. But what if I told you-sometimes, His goodness is revealed in what He withholds? What if the loss was not punishment-but preservation? What if what looked like a stripping was actually an escape from destruction?
Sometimes, what breaks you is the very thing that saves you. What you’re mourning may have been the very thing God removed to protect you from what your eyes couldn’t see.
MAIN MESSAGE:
1. God Will Remove to Rescue-Not Just to Refine.
“What shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?” -Mark 8:36
When we begin to tie our identity to the things we own or the positions we hold, God may remove them-not to shame us, but to rescue us from the illusion that those things sustain us. He knows that what seems like gain to you might be a trap in disguise.
Sometimes, the shaking is God’s way of pulling you out before the fire consumes you. Ask Lot’s wife-looking back can cost you everything.
There are dangers you were too invested to recognize, so God removed the very thing keeping you bound.
2. Loss Can Be Divine Protection in Disguise.
“You meant it for evil, but God meant it for good…” -Genesis 50:20
Ask Joseph. His brothers betrayed him, Potiphar’s wife lied about him, and prison became his portion. But each betrayal was a divine redirection. What looked like rejection was God’s rerouting system, keeping him from places that looked like promotion but were pits in disguise.
Some of the things you lost were going to derail your calling. Some of the people who walked away were sent to destroy your peace. God let them leave because He saw ahead what you could not see now.
3. Job Lost Everything-But God Was Protecting Something Greater.
“The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” -Job 1:21
Job lost his wealth, his health, and his children. Yet in all this, God was not just testing Job-He was preserving the integrity of a man that Satan wanted to destroy completely.
Job didn’t understand the divine conversation happening behind the curtain of heaven. And neither do we, most times. But God saw what was brewing in the spirit realm and allowed what looked like loss-to prevent total ruin.
You may feel broken, but you’re being hidden. You may feel emptied, but you’re being shielded. If only you could see what He pulled you from!
REFLECTION QUESTIONS:
Could it be that what you lost was going to lead to something far worse?
What if God interrupted your plan to preserve your soul and your sanity?
Are you still trusting Him, even when His rescue plan doesn’t look like a blessing?
TAKEAWAY STATEMENT:
God does not allow loss to shame you-but to save you. When He removes the temporary, it’s often to deliver you from a future disaster you never saw coming.
PRAYER POINTS:
1. Oh Lord, I surrender every idol I’ve built-whether from possessions, positions, or people. Detach me from false securities and anchor my heart in Your truth- in Jesus name. Amen!
2. Father, open my eyes to see Your hand even in my losses. Help me discern between delay and divine protection-between heartbreak and heavenly rescue- in Jesus name. Amen!
3. Lord, preserve my destiny even when I don’t understand Your method. Save me from paths that look good but lead to destruction-in Jesus’ Mighty Name, Amen!
