I hope to God.......

Chew on this....

Job 1
Prologue
1 There was a man named Job who lived in the land of Uz. He was blameless, a man of complete integrity. He feared God and stayed away from evil. 2 He had seven sons and three daughters. 3 He owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred teams of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys, and he employed many servants. He was, in fact, the richest person in that entire area........

Jobs First Test
6 One day the angels came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan the Accuser came with them. 7 "Where have you come from?" the LORD asked Satan.
And Satan answered the LORD, "I have been going back and forth across the earth, watching everything that's going on."

8 Then the LORD asked Satan, "Have you noticed my servant Job? He is the finest man in all the earth--a man of complete integrity. He fears God and will have nothing to do with evil."

9 Satan replied to the LORD, "Yes, Job fears God, but not without good reason! 10 You have always protected him and his home and his property from harm. You have made him prosperous in everything he does. Look how rich he is! 11 But take away everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face!"

12 "All right, you may test him," the LORD said to Satan. "Do whatever you want with everything he possesses, but don't harm him physically." So Satan left the LORD's presence.....


Here is something that you might not see.....

First thing that you see is that Job had riches. LOTS OF RICHES!!!! He was the riches man in the area. But he was blameless, and a man of integrity. These are the words from the bible..and the word is God. So....Job, in the eyes of God, was blameless and a man of integrity.

But here comes the best part.....

You can see that satan was before God. God and satan are face to face and carrying a conversation!!! God asked him "what are you doing?" It goes to say that satan was roaming around the earth; just watching what's going on.

God asked satan if hes seen his servent, Job. God is bragging to satan about Job. How he is upright and has nothing to do w/ evil. Satan then tells God, reason for that is because You protect him. Blesses him w/ riches. That He has made Job prosperous in everything he does.

Then satan has the balls to test God; telling Him that if everything was taken away from Job; that Job will CURSE You to Your face!

God said, "ok...do whatever you want to him. touch his family. his riches. but you cannot lay a hand on him."



What I got out of this....

Satan had to persent himself to God. Satan is accountable to God.

But what's crazy....what blows my mind away...

God has to give satan permission to mess w/ us. Satan cannot do anything w/out Gods permission. But not only that....but God sets the limits for satan.

To me, that tells me that everything happens for a reason. To me, I think God was testing Job, like He tests all of us, for a deeper understanding of our relationship w/ Him. He doesn't allow trials to see if we will fail; He allows trials to strengthen our faith. To hope that, no matter what, that we are still willing to lean on God to be our strength. If you keep reading Job, you'll see that satans takes everything away from Job. Even messes w/ his health. at first he doesn't give in. He still praises God. He didn't sin.

I haven't read any futher..cause I was just amazed by what I read. I know that down the road Job sinned...but I know there is a reason for why he did.....



THERE IS ALWAYS A REASON THINGS HAPPEN THE WAY THEY DO.....JUST HAVE ENOUGH FAITH THAT GOD WILL GET YOU THROUGH IT. THAT HIS PLAN FOR US IS BETTER THAN THE PLAN WE HAVE FOR OURSELF!

"I hope to God you come down...I hope to God you can feel this now"


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