66 Love Letters - JOB

The Book of Job is thought to be the oldest book of the Bible. Mention the name "Job" to anyone and they'll more than likely know some of his story.

I must admit when I read through this ancient anointed story, I cringe every time. Yet, each time I marvel at the faith of a man who loses everything and has the strength to still proclaim, "Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him." Job 13:15a

If you've never had the opportunity to read through this life-changing story of heartache and hope, make the time.

There is much to cover about the book of Job, but as much as I'd like to meander down the thoughtful road of Job's friendships, his wife and her discouragement, and even the miraculous ways Job sees and understands our God, Job's trials and the part the Lord played stands out to me this week.

When we begin this part of scripture, we are privy to a conversation between God and Satan. And, we soon discover that Satan is searching the earth to and fro.

Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?”
So Satan answered the LORD and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing?  Have You not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land." Job 1:8-10

Questions to Ponder

• Did Job have any idea how much the Lord protected him? Do we?
• Do you realize nothing touches your life that isn't sifted through God's loving hands first?

But pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world. --C.S. Lewis

The will of God is never exactly what you expect it to be. It may seem to be much worse, but in the end it's going to be a lot better and a lot bigger. --Elisabeth Elliot