Job was a great man upright in the faith and with great wealth.
Job 1:1-5 – “In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil. He had seven sons and three daughters, and he owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen and five hundred donkeys, and had a large number of servants. He was the greatest man among all the people of the East.
His sons used to take turns holding feasts in their homes, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them. When a period of feasting had run its course, Job would send and have them purified. Early in the morning he would sacrifice a burnt offering for each of them, thinking, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular custom.”
He was blessed by God. One day however God decided to test his faith. God mentioned Job to Satan and told Satan how godly he was. Satan challenged this and God allowed Satan to do with Job whatever he wished only he could not lay a hand on Job’s body. (Job 1:1-12)
So Satan caused different bands of raiders to attack and plunder Job of all his livestock. The raiders killed his servants and took everything. Then Satan killed Job’s family. (notice that the only reason Satan was able to do these things was because God enabled him to) (Job 1:13-19)
In response to this Job said the most remarkable thing: “At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship and said:
“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
and naked I will depart.
The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away;
may the name of the LORD be praised.”
In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.”
He realized that everything belongs to the Lord and that he deserved nothing on earth. Not even his family. Instead of charging God with wrongdoing he Praised the Lord and worshipped him. The Lord graciously gave him all of his possessions and now took them all away and yet Job didn’t complain or hold a grudge. What amazing faith! We also need to realize that we deserve absolutely nothing that we have. Not even our faith in Christ.
Job didn’t hold on to the things of the world too tightly. He didn’t idolize them. That is why he was able to say what he did.
Another thing Job realized was that when God gives to us we are happy, but when he takes away we get mad. And so this is what he said to his wife: “His wife said to him, “Are you still holding on to your integrity? Curse God and die!”
He replied, “You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?”
In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.”
So when trouble comes upon us we need to accept it as God’s will, realize that everything belongs to God and be thankful for his testing us. In all things we are to be thankful. (1 Thessalonians 5:18)
“Blessed be Your name
In the land that is plentiful Where Your streams of abundance flow
Blessed be Your
name
And blessed be Your name
When I’m found in
the desert place
Though I walk through the wilderness Blessed be your nameEvery blessing
You pour out I’ll
Turn back to praise
And when the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say
Blessed
be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed
be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name
Blessed be Your name
When the sun’s shining
down on me
When the world’s “all as it should be”
Blessed be You name
And blessed be Your name
On
the road marked with suffering
Though there’s pain in
the offering
Blessed be Your name
You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say
Lord, blessed be Your name
I will bless Your name
Blessed
be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed
be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name
You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say
Lord, blessed be Your name”
-NewsBoys
