Tuesday
Read Job 1:1 & 2:1-10
1 There was a man named Job, living in the land
of Uz,a who worshipped God and was faithful to him. He was a good
man, careful not to do anything evil.
2 When the day came for the heavenly beings to
appear before the Lord again,
Satan was there among them. 2The Lord
asked him, “Where have you been?” Satan answered, “I have been walking here and
there, roaming round the earth.”
3 “Did you notice my servant Job?”
the Lord asked. “There is no one
on earth as faithful and good as he is. He worships me and is careful not to do
anything evil. You persuaded me to let you attack him for no reason at all, but
Job is still as faithful as ever.”
4 Satan replied, “A person will give
up everything in order to stay alive.
5 But now suppose you hurt his
body—he will curse you to your face!”
6 So the Lord said to Satan, “All right, he is in your power, but you
are not to kill him.” 7Then Satan left the Lord’s presence and made sores break out all over Job’s
body. 8Job went and sat by the rubbish heap and took a piece of
broken pottery to scrape his sores. 9His wife said to him, “You are
still as faithful as ever, aren’t you? Why don’t you curse God and die?”
10 Job answered, “You are talking nonsense!
When God sends us something good, we welcome it. How can we complain when he
sends us trouble?” In spite of everything he suffered, Job said nothing against
God.
Think
Many people struggle with faith because they see so much of the brokenness
and pain in the world around them. Job's
story is an interesting response - determined trust despite the chaos.
"When God sends us something good, we welcome it. How can we complain when he sends us
trouble?" (Verse 10)
Pray
Lord may your Spirit give me Job's patience.
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