I recently posted this on facebook but thought I would post it on blog.
Book of Job - genuine trust, worship God for who He is not what He does... who are we to try to figure out God. After 37 chapters of manly counsel God speaks "Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and "who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?" Who God is determines what He does therefore we must trust Him w/out reservation.
As I continue to think of this.. look at what all Job suffered, murder of his servants, livestock, loss of the work of his hands, his possessions, death of children, act of God from heaven, his own personal sickness with boils, a foolish wife, much adversity, friends who try to blame it on Job.
At the beginning of the book we see Satan asksing permission from God (2x) to bring about this pain for what reasosn? surely Job will curse You God to Your face. Yet through it alll Job did not sin with his lips nor curse God.
God allowed, so the immedate cause was Satan but the ultimate cause was God. God had told Satan (interesting) that His servant Job was blameless and upright man, fearing God and turning away from evil.
At the end of the book you see Job's answer to God "I know that You can do all things, and that no purpose of Yours can be thwarted". End results: friends rebuked by God and the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning.
Trust God no matter what.
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