I read the book of Job earlier in the year and i came across some insightful things i had written down about it, so i decided to share it. I promise there would be no big grammatical expressions like the last post...hehehe.
Job was blameless and upright, he feared the Lord and shunned evil (Job 1:1). Job wasn't just a believer, the bible records that he 'shunned evil' therefore he was also a doer, so because we know what the bible says and we do it does not exempt us from being tried....just wanted to get that out of the way...lol
When God wants to humble us, he starts by taking that which you hold dear to you so you can focus on Him. I am not talking about the the humility we all think I.e talking to those we think are poor or down-playing our strength or wealth to the under-privileged but the kind of humility Job went through. In Job 1:3b the bible records that Job was 'THE GREATEST' among all the people in the East but that was before God took all that made him great physically.
I realised and understood that the devil constantly watches us , trials don't come because we have been bad or good, it is a normal part of our Christian walk.
God was proud of Job.... hmm do you understand what it means when God is proud of you?? Even I can't phantom it, all I can picture is my earthly father smiling at me (and if you have a father like mine who doesn't smile so often... well...lol) and telling me how wonderful I am. Not only was God proud of him, He also boasted to to the devil about Job..Job1:8 'have you considered my servant Job?......imagine God calling the devil urging him to test you because he is so sure of your love for Him...gosh imagining it alone is giving me goose bumps.
Another thing i learnt from this book is that, God doesn't cause evil, he permits the devil to try us just to test our faith and sometimes to show us off. So every time you are going through a hard time, imagine God smiling saying 'she/he can handle it or she/he has been trained well'
The 'sabeans, chaldeans and wind' (if you don't understand what 1 am talking about, then you need to go back to the book of Job..lol) are not bad neither are they the enemy, they were just elements the devil used to destroy all that Job held dear, alot of things that happen to us are not bad, they are just messengers used to pass a message across to us.....SELAH
It is amusing when Christians pick out the verse that says 'after Job heard all that had happened, he worshipped God' which he did but not before he grieved. In Job 1:20 'At this job tore his robe and shaved his head then he worshipped God'....Job grieved when he heard the news, who wouldn't? but that was a physical response which isn't a sin, meaning crying when we are hurt or sad doesn't mean we lack faith in God, it just re-emphasizes the fact that we are flesh as well. Even Jesus wept in the garden when he realized how great his mission was, but at the end He said....'Not my will but yours be done Lord...'
To be continued....
Have a lovely day
Meemee
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