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Learn the Lesson of Job
randal, Saturday, 1. January 2005, 18:43
by Steve Preston
The book of Job makes for some very interesting reading. In Job we find a man who is righteous before God. So righteous, in fact, that God uses Job to prove to Satan that man can glorify God even while he is being afflicted. God allowed Satan to persecute Job to the point of losing almost, if not all, his family and possessions. During the time of his afflictions, Job's friends continually try to convince him he has sinned, in some way causing the problems he is having. In the end, Job gripes about having to go through the problems, even though he has always done the will of God. In chapters 38-40, God replies to Job. Verses 8 & 9 of chapter 40 sum up the whole reply to Job: "Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified? Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?" God is in control of everything. It is not right for us to question the things God does. Do you want to be pleasing to God? Then have faith enough to know that God will always be in control, even when things seem out of control to us. God has an eternal purpose for all that he does. Let God do his work and let us simply do what he tells us to do. __________ Steve publishes BibleTalk, from which this article was taken, with his permission. |
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