Job 1:6-12 (12/13/23)

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Job 1:6-12 (12/13/23)

Satan The Accuser

December 13, 2023 • Benham Brothers • Job 1:6–12

* Satan is our adversary who makes accusations for our agreement.

* Accusations are negative thoughts in the mind.

* Accusations against ourselves.

* Accusations against others.

* Our job is to refuse to agree with the accuser.

* We see this played out in the book of Job.

* Backstory - war in heaven - Satan was thrown to earth.

* God created man in His image “lower” than the angels.

* God wanted to not only defeat Satan, but humiliate him.

* God would show Satan that He could do more through lesser when that lesser was devoted to Him than He could through greater when that greater was not devoted to Him.

* But Satan still has access to God.

* Vs 6 - “One day the angels came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came with them.”

* Satan also knew Jesus before God sent Jesus to earth.

* Vs 7 - “The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered the Lord, “From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.”

* 1 Peter 5:8 - “Your adversary the devil walks around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.”

* Satan is looking for the “easily edible.”

* A believer who’s not actively engaging in their relationship w/God is “edible.”

* If you’re filled with the Holy Spirit, Satan can’t eat you.

* Why? Because he can’t stand the taste! (tapioca pudding)

* Vs 8 - “Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.”

* God offered Job up - it wasn’t Satan’s idea to go after Job.

* Remember - God wants to defeat Satan through someone not as strong as him.

* Job wasn’t aware that this was a spiritual battle between God and Satan.

* Vs 9-11 - “Does Job fear God for nothing?” Satan replied. “Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land. But now stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face.”

* The accusation - “Job only serves you for what you give him.”

* This was true of Satan - he projected onto Job what was true about himself.

* In heaven, Lucifer only served God for His blessings.

* The truth - Job served God for who He was.

* If you love God for what He gives you then you’ll hate Him for what he takes from you.

* Vs 12a - “The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, everything he has is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger…”

* Job was now in the game - God wanted Job to prove to Satan that Job loved Him for more than His blessings.

* Proving this would rebuke Satan.

* Job didn’t know what was on the line!

* Vs 12b - “…Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.”

* You have to leave God’s presence if you want to do your own thing.

* Satan lost against Job - but now he sets his sights on us!

Job's Keys to Success (7/23/20)

July 23, 2020 • Benham Brothers

* He was righteous * He was a worshipper * He was not a victim * He was a strengthener * He was resolute * He fought for the needy * He was empathetic * He was compassionate

Job 1:18-22 (7/25/19)

July 25, 2019 • Benham Brothers

* Job’s attitude in the midst of his struggle is what we should all ascribe to have. * He did not see his stuff or his family as his own. * He was poor in spirit - this is someone God can use because He can trust you. * Notice two aspects of Job’s response: * 1) His heart-set (vs 20) - he had a heart to worship. * Worship is “reverence and adoration of a diety.” * 2) His mind-set (vs 21) - everything I have is borrowed. * Two parts to this: * ** Birth - I came with nothing. * Imagine a woman trying to give birth to a kid with a backpack. * ** Death - I leave with nothing. * Imagine an old man packing a suitcase so he could bring it with him when he died. * Neither will work. * This is the greatest business example we could have - be naked to it! * Don’t wrap your emotions up with your success. * Don’t find your identity in what you do. * You can’t bring anything with you because you brought nothing with you. * Now be free, work hard, and let the chips fall where they may.

Job 1:21 (7/25/18)

July 25, 2018 • Benham Brothers

* Job shows us how to properly handle pain. * In the midst of pain don’t ask how you can get out but what you can get out of it. * Our reaction to pain can be either positive or negative: * 1) Positive - this is about ACCEPTANCE. * Job accepted the fact he was not Creator and he was subordinate to Him. * He also accepted his lot in life. * 2) Negative - this is about CONTROL. * If we don’t accept God being in control then we try to assume control when we experience pain. * If we blame God we’re acting as though He owes us an explanation - He does not. * If we love God for what He gives us we’ll hate Him for what He takes from us.