Pastor Kyle Bitter
Job 7:1-7
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Faith Relieves Frustration: The bible figure Job is fairly well known for the remarkable suffering he endured throughout his life, but perhaps less well known are the events that were going on behind the scenes in the spiritual world – events that allow us to see Job’s predicament in an entirely different light. This man named Job was blessed with incredible wealth, a huge family, abundant material possessions, from an earthly perspective, everything a person could want. As God looked down from heaven on his creation, he pointed to Job as a man who demonstrated godliness and faith in a sinful world – a man whose faith serves as a demonstration of God’s victory over the devil and the forces of evil. A sinful man, like any other, who puts his trust in God. One day, Satan decided to challenge God on that claim by pointing out that Job has it pretty good from an earthly perspective. It’s easy to have faith when you receive blessing after blessing, Satan says, but surely Job’s faith will falter if those blessings are removed! And so, God allows Satan to test this accusation by taking away Job’s material wealth and family in a series of tragedies. But it was to no avail – Job’s words were “the Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised!” (Job 1:21 – NIV84). Satan further insisted that things would change if Job’s own health were in peril, so God allowed him to take that away too, but Job’s attitude remains the same.
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