003 Not Again?

Job 2:1-13

August 30, 2015

Well, last time we met we looked at the worst day ever in Job’s life.

· He lost his farming crews

· He lost his flocks

· He lost his caravans

· He lost his children

It all hit him in a matter of seconds

And it came upon him from the hand of God.

It was the worst imaginable scenario that a person could face.

God literally crushed Job.

The question was how Job would respond.

Satan said Job would curse God, God said Job would remain.

And obviously God was right.

Job 1:20-22 “Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head, and he fell to the ground and worshiped. He said, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, And naked I shall return there. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD." Through all this Job did not sin nor did he blame God.”

Job’s response was not cursing.

Job’s response was worship.

“Through all this Job did not sin nor did he blame God.”

Literally Job “did not ascribe unseemliness to God”

Job maintained that God was well within His prerogative to do this

And because He was God He still deserved worship.

It was truly an amazing response and one which

Illustrated the bond that exists between God and His children.

Well, at this point in the story we would love to think it was over.

We’d love to think, “Well, I endured my suffering…smooth sailing from here.”

Most of the time even when we come to grips with the fact

That suffering must happen,

We still sort of like to believe that

Once we’ve had our fair share that we should be through with it.

We sort of like to say, “I’ve paid my dues, enough is enough.”