Scripture: Job Chapter 1: 8,11,12
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.” 11 But now stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face.” 12 The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, everything he has is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.
Scripture Commentary:
Job was a man of good character who loved God, his family, and prospered in business. As a Christian Job accepted the responsibility to care for his family, servants, and all that he possessed. Job was loved by his wife, ten children, servants, and friends. He worshiped God, giving sacrifices not only for himself but interceding for his ten adult children. There was none like him in all the earth.
Satan toke all that Job had away from him hoping that Job would surely curse God to his face; but Job did not curse God and God restored all that he lost.
Satan is always seeking to destroy the relationship that we have with God.
Satan looks to prove to God that our faith is not in God, the creator, but in the things that God can give us. He is jealous of God’s love for humanity and humanity’s faithfulness to God.
God told Satan all our earthly possessions are in his power to control but that Satan could not take our life. Satan and Job both knew that God is the creator of all things and that God has a plan for our lives. God gives us all that we have; and God takes them away. Blessed be the name of the Lord.
God never abandons us in our situation. Look to your heavenly Father.
As it was with Job, God invites Satan to test and tempt us every day. When we are in Christ Jesus, we have the Holy Spirit who, like Christ Jesus, leads us into situations where our character is under attack by Satan. But God is faithful to his children, God will not abandon us in our situation no matter how dark it may appear to be.
We must learn to not focus on our lost possessions and family members but to look at our heavenly father. God is sovereign in all, over all and through all. Blessed be the name of the Lord.
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