" THE TRIALS OF JOB "

OK, here we are again our time of the week to hear what our Lord has for us. This week we will be looking into the Book of Job, this weeks message is titled " THE TRIALS OF JOB." Please put your thinking caps on and saddle up so that we can hear what JOB has for us today.

Job is portrayed as a wealthy man of upright character and one who loves God. Yet God allows Satan to destroy his flocks, his possessions, his children, and his health. Job refuses to give up on God, even though he does not understand why this is happening to him.

How many of us get disappointed in the Lord every day, when things don't go our way? We, too, must trust God when we do not understand the difficulties we face. Job acted as priest and offered sacrifices to God to ask for forgiveness for sins he and his family had committed. This demonstrated that Job did not consider himself sinless. Job did this out of conviction and love for God, not just because it was his role as Head Of The House.

Now in my opinion this man is a STRONGMAN. Do you carry out your Spiritual duties because they are expected, or spontaneously from a heart of devotion? Job showed deep concern for the Spiritual welfare of his children. Fearful that they might have sinned unknowingly, he offered sacrifices for them. As parents today we should show the same concern by praying for our children. This means " Sacrificing some time each day to ask God to forgive them, to help them grow, to protect them, and to help them please him."

Job showed the kind of Trust we are to have. When everything is stripped away, we are to recognize that God is all we ever really had. We should not demand that God explain everything. God gives us Himself, but not all the details of His plans. We must remember that this life, with all its pain, is not our final destiny. Although God is present everywhere at times He may seem far away. This may cause us to feel alone and to doubt His care for us. We should serve God for who He is, not what we feel. He is never insensitive to our suffering. Because God is sufficient, we must hold on to Him.

Until Next Time...
Jim