Sermon: Would You Curse God When the Pressure Is On?
Part Two: Job 1: 11
But now stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face.”
Satan challenges God by saying Job is only faithful because God had placed a hedge of protection around him. Satan is telling God that if He took away that protection, Job would give up under Satan’s pressure.
What about you? Would you give God up?
Consider what you would be giving up. Eternity with God over something temporal and fleeting.
Revelation 12: 9
The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
Things will always happen – some good, some bad – and sometimes it is not for you to know why. You must put your faith and trust in God. Experience life as Job did, one day at a time. Thank God for giving you another day to praise Him.
God’s love doesn’t exempt you from life’s challenges.
God loves you but that does not exempt you from life’s calamities. Setbacks, tragedies, and sorrows strike both Christians and non-Christians alike. The difference is in how we deal with them.
Psalms 34: 7
The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them.
Satan says that we are fair weather people, only honoring God as long as we get what we want. God gives Satan permission to test Job. However, Satan has no authority other than what God gives him.
God is compassionate toward you.
While God may allow you to suffer for reasons beyond your understanding, He is never caught by surprise by your troubles. There are limits on what Satan is allowed to do; God is compassionate. So do not worry about Satan. Stay faithful to the One and Only God who loves you.
Read the Entire Chapters of the Scriptures Referenced:
Read Part One and Part Three of the Sermon, Would You Curse God?
Part One: Would You Curse God?
Part Three: Would You Curse God When the Devil Is Your Enemy?