In Chapter 19 we begin to look at a different aspect of our therapy. Up until now, we have focused on ourselves; our trust in God, our hope in God, our faith in God, and our thoughts. Now we are going to turn the focus away from us and towards God.
The book of Job has comforted many Christian people throughout the centuries. We often look at Jobs situation to justify why bad things sometimes happen to good people. However, as we looked at Job in our lesson, we discovered something. The book of Job is not so much about Job as it is about God.
Think about it. The reason we read about Job is not because of Job but because of a wager between God and Satan. What a remarkable story. Satan wasn’t thinking about Job. God is the one that suggested Job. Furthermore, as the conversation progressed, Satan predicted that Job would curse God if God would remove his protection from him. Satan basically said that God’s people are materialistic and that our praise is predicated on what we get from God.
What an accusation! Unfortunately, it is true sometimes. We discovered in our lesson that we often allow circumstances to dictate our praise and adoration for God. We must realize that God is in control and that He knows what is best for us. When we accuse God of being unfair, unjust, slow, uncaring or unresponsive to our needs, we are not praising God. Let us not let Satan be right about us. We are to demonstrate that we can go through tough trials and tribulations and give God awesome praise.
Hallelujah!
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I disagree that “Satan was not thinking about Job.” If Satan wasn’t thinking about the righteous person, who is his focus? The unrighteous? I personally believe that Job is all that he was thinking about because it’s the character of Satan (John 10:10a). If he ‘roamed’ the earth, do you believe he missed Job? He was simply waiting for an opportunity (Luke 4:13).
He understood that Job’s love for God meant Job recieved the blessing (hedge of protection) of God. When Satan approached God, God knew Satan’s heart and what he desired (Heb 4:13) but also knew Job’s heart (1 Sam 16:7). Satan didn’t predict Job would curse God, that would mean he has omniscient power, Satan desired or hoped for Job to curse God just as he desires and hopes we curse God (remove ourselves from the blessing of God).
Thank you for your input. You make a very interesting point.
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