“The LORD said to Satan, “Very well, then, he is in your hands; but you must spare his life.”
Job 2:6
What is your internal initial reaction to reading Job 1 &2? A friend of mine tells me the book of Job makes God look bad- that’s not true – but it is her initial reaction – she is being honest. Are we so “churchized” that we camouflage our heart’s reactions to God’s Word? Are we good at ignoring the pain on these pages by theologizing and spiritualizing away God’s deliberate act of bringing disaster on one of His children? Or by saying the word is ALLOWED not BRINGING, God ALLOWED Satan to BRING disaster to Job, God didn’t BRING it Himself. Be honest with yourself! Read these chapters again- and then write down your initial reaction. Mine is mourning as I think of the loss of his children/servants/business and cringing as I think of his boils, and sadness as I think of his interaction with his wife. The only comfort I receive from these 2 chapters is that Satan is God’s Satan. Satan cannot do anything to us that God doesn’t allow. Or even better – Satan cannot do anything to us that our loving heavenly Father has not decided will be for our good and His glory!
What is your internal initial reaction to reading Job 1 &2? A friend of mine tells me the book of Job makes God look bad- that’s not true – but it is her initial reaction – she is being honest. Are we so “churchized” that we camouflage our heart’s reactions to God’s Word? Are we good at ignoring the pain on these pages by theologizing and spiritualizing away God’s deliberate act of bringing disaster on one of His children? Or by saying the word is ALLOWED not BRINGING, God ALLOWED Satan to BRING disaster to Job, God didn’t BRING it Himself. Be honest with yourself! Read these chapters again- and then write down your initial reaction. Mine is mourning as I think of the loss of his children/servants/business and cringing as I think of his boils, and sadness as I think of his interaction with his wife. The only comfort I receive from these 2 chapters is that Satan is God’s Satan. Satan cannot do anything to us that God doesn’t allow. Or even better – Satan cannot do anything to us that our loving heavenly Father has not decided will be for our good and His glory!
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