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Don't ever give up on God
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Posted by: angelofthelord
( The Book of Job..TAKE THE 30 MINUTES NEEDED TO READ THIS ENTIRE BOOK! )
The real message of the book of Job is: 1) don't quit on God, and 2) don't
quit on yourself! Job has always been the classic example that God gave to
us, to help us deal with the very real trials and tribulations of day to day
life that we all face. One of the great insights that God shares with us in
Job is where these trials and tribulations stem from. When we sin against
God, when we rebel, there are ALWAYS consequences. Sometimes those
consequences are more severe than at other times. The important thing to
never forget is that sin always has a price, a HIGH PRICE. Yes, we have the
precious promise in 1 John 1:9 that when we sin, if we confess our sins to
God He will forgive us and bring us back into fellowship. But we still
have to deal with the real life consequences of our rebellious choices!
However, what about when horrible things happen to us when we didn't do
anything wrong? What about the great question that is often asked, "Why do
bad things to happen to good people?" You see, the "bad things" that happen
in this world are a result of sin in the world. God is NOT the author of
sin, rebellious man is. Satan is the cheerleader and encourager of man's
rebellion towards God. It is the sin in the world that is responsible for
the evil and "bad things" that we experience in our life.
We get an incredible transcript in Job Chapters 1 and 2 of satan and God in
conversation about Job. Note for the record, it is satan who has to get
God's permission in order to do anything! While God clearly allowed the
horrible things that happened to Job to take place, He also stepped in and
would not allow Job to die. ***UNTIL THAT DAY WHEN GOD STEPS IN AND BRINGS
THIS WORLD AS WE KNOW IT TO AN END, "BAD THINGS" WILL ALWAYS HAPPEN BECAUSE
OF THE REBELLION AND SINFULNESS OF MAN!
There is little doubt to me that satan decided to "attack" Job because of
his faithfulness towards, and love of God. I am sure he took it as a
challenge to try and get Job to curse and denounce God. Because of his
dedicated life to God, Job was a "light" to those he encountered in his day
to day life and the spiritual head of his family. Satan realizes that by
bringing down the most faithful, it has a domino effect. When people see a
man or woman of God, someone that is in a leadership position fall, it can
cause many of those who are not as strong in their faith to fall as well.
Let this be a lesson to not only prepare for, but EXPECT the enemy to attack
you full force on every front that you can imagine whenever you are walking
close to God and allowing Him to use your life to bless others. Let me
repeat this, read it carefully. Let this be a lesson to not only prepare
for, but EXPECT the enemy to attack you full force on every front that you
can imagine whenever you are walking close to God and allowing Him to use
your life to bless others. When you are not doing anything for God, you are
not
a threat to satan. When you are serving the Lord, satan will do his best to
bring you down. That is why the Bible clearly tells us that our battle is
NOT of
flesh and blood, but it is a SPIRITUAL BATTLE!
Job gives us the roadmap to fighting whatever battles satan can throw us.
First of all, DO NOT GIVE UP ON GOD. When we are under attack, we have to
press into God even more than we normally would. The natural reaction is to
pull away from God, to question God, to grumble. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT SATAN
WANTS YOU TO DO! The further he can get you from God, the harder he can hit
you, and the more chance he has of taking you down.
While we will never fully understand WHY God allowed the "bad things" to
happen, know that He is not the author, and it is the sin in this world that
is the genesis of all evil we face in our lives. Never forget that satan is
NOT a cartoon character, but a very being that the Bible clearly tells us is
here to KILL, STEAL, AND DESTROY. You don't need much more warning than
that. When the attacks come, DO NOT GIVE UP ON GOD!
Secondly, DO NOT GIVE UP ON YOURSELF. We still live in this real world.
When I read the last chapters of Job and how God so richly blessed him with
a new family, a greater business than the one that he lost, one thing is
clearly evident to me. AFTER ALL OF THE HORRIBLE THINGS HAPPENED TO HIM,
JOB DIDN'T LAY IN HIS BED EVERY DAY HAVING A PITY PARTY FOR HIMSELF!
To have this great new family, he had to get out, court a few ladies, find
the one God had for him and get married. To have this business greater than
before he had to get out, work hard, make wise choices in his business
dealings, and allow his business to grow just like any business does. While
we read in the end how God richly blessed Job, it didn't happen overnight,
but over a period of time, and it happened because Job DID NOT GIVE UP ON
HIMSELF!
Jesus said it best just hours before going to the cross. One of
the last things He told those He was closest to was that in this world, you
will have trials, you would have tribulation. You see, Jesus didn't want
them to be fooled into thinking that just because they had a personal
relationship with Him their life would be easy. As a matter of fact, quite
the opposite would be true. So out of His love for them He tired to
prepare them for the battles that they would face because of the sin in this
world and because of their faith in Him. But he also gave them these
reassuring words, ""but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world."
So as you face the day to day trials and tribulations of this life, as the
enemy attacks you, never forget the example of Job. DON'T GIVE UP ON GOD.
DON'T GIVE UP ON YOURSELF. Most important, "be of good cheer", for JESUS
has overcome this world!!!! AMEN!!!!
Posted by: son of God
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Posted by: Stratocaster
Thanks for the inspiration Angel, we needed that.