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| Job
7.17, 18 (NIV) “What is man that you make so much of him, that you give him so much attention, that you examine him every morning and test him every moment?” |
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| No struggle will come your way apart from God’s purpose, presence and permission.* |
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I
don't understand people who need attention so badly that they settle
for negative attention. I have always liked receiving attention – but only the
positive kind will do! Job seems to share my attitude. He wants to know why God
has singled him out for so much unfriendly attention.*
Sometimes
we feel like God is picking on us. Everything goes wrong at once. Life no
longer lives up to our expectations. Truly, some good people seem to have more
than they deserve to bear. At such times, we ought to ask ourselves if there is a “wise and loving purpose” in the trial.* Maybe God has turned Satan loose on us so that we can become instruments of Satan’s
defeat. Spiritual warfare is being waged in the background of every moment of
our lives. Suffering and trials might prove a little easier for me to
endure if I knew that God and Satan had had a discussion in which God declared about
me, “There is no one on earth like her. She is blameless and up-right; a woman
who fears God and shuns evil. And she still maintains her integrity even though
you have tried to conspire against her.” (Job 2.3, slight paraphrase.)
Do
we lead such upright lives that we can face our trials with dignity and maybe
some joy, knowing that Satan wouldn’t be messing with us if he didn’t fear us?
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| Evil is never out of control of an Absolutely Good God.* |
*Quote sources available upon request.
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