Job's Plain Determination

Acknowledging God

TheLord God Almighty 

Job 1:6-12 The Message
The First Test: Family and Fortune
6-7 One day when the angels came to report to God, Satan, who was the Designated Accuser, came along with them. God singled out Satan and said, “What have you been up to?”
Satan answered God, “Going here and there, checking things out on earth.”
8 God said to Satan, “Have you noticed my friend Job? There’s no one quite like him—honest and true to his word, totally devoted to God and hating evil.”
9-10 Satan retorted, “So do you think Job does all that out of the sheer goodness of his heart? Why, no one ever had it so good! You pamper him like a pet, make sure nothing bad ever happens to him or his family or his possessions, bless everything he does—he can’t lose!
11 “But what do you think would happen if you reached down and took away everything that is his? He’d curse you right to your face, that’s what.”
12 God replied, “We’ll see. Go ahead—do what you want with all that is his. Just don’t hurt him.” Then Satan left the presence of God.

For Reflection

The challenges of life affect us all.  Even Job, a most righteous and faithful person is exposed to troubles. We are always tested by the problems of daily life and our humanity. The story of Job is not so much about what he has to confront but the attitude with which he responds. Job struggles to see God's intent in the events of his life. All who are around him cannot see God's intent for the life that is Job. Do you look for God's intention in the events of your life? Do you take the painful events as opportunities to grow in grace?

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Pray so that you develop a vision of the intent of God in all that you confront.

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