Sermon: Would You Curse God?
Part One: Job 1: 8-11
Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.” “Does Job fear God for nothing?” Satan replied. “Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land. But now stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face.”
Do you have the faith of Job?
Most of us know the story of Job but do we really get the message that God has for us? Job’s life was constructed on a rock solid foundation that could withstand the hurricane-type storm that he was about to face. If Job didn’t have solid faith in God, he would have been like toothpicks flying through the strong wind of the hurricane.
Our faith, like Job’s, must be deep and solid enough to withstand what life has in store for us. We are tested every day just as Job was tested.
Would you curse God if your circumstances changed for the worst?
We tend to look at material things and judge them for their earthly value. Job was a highly successful and prestigious member of his community. He had thousands of sheep, camels and other livestock. And he also had many servants to tend to his, and his family’s needs. Suddenly he was assaulted on every side, devastated, and stripped down to his foundation.
Would you curse God if you lost everything that you had ever worked for, or if you had nothing and all you saw were people you thought had everything?
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Read part two and three of the sermon, Would You Curse God?
Part Two: Would You Curse God When the Pressure Is On?
Part Three: Would You Curse God When the Devil Is Your Enemy?