Scripture: Job 1: 9-11
8 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.” 9 “Does Job fear God for nothing?” Satan replied. 10 “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. 11 But now stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face.”
Scripture Commentary:
Have you considered that Satan is not very intelligent? I say this because he knows God but he thinks he is better than his Creator. How stupid is that? He is accountable to God; God is not accountable to him.
All angelic beings, both good and evil, are compelled to present themselves before God to give an account of themselves. Before Satan made the proposal to God about Job, God knew what he had in mind. As with us, God knows what is in our hearts and minds. We can’t lie to ourselves so we shouldn’t think we can lie to God.
God is limitless.
Satan is not omnipresent and omniscient. He is only one being who needs his followers to do his work. Keep in mind that he has to get permission from God to do anything. Satan has limitations; God is limitless.
Each day God gives us a chance to repent and go to Him for help. His love for us is limitless as our love for Him should be.
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