Eye Opener

In Jr. High we have started the You Pick series and the question the kids are asking are awesome. Normally the questions are just good refresher for what I already know but last Sunday God taught me something new. One of the questions had to deal with Job. I have heard Job’s story before but I saw it this time in a new light. Corey summarized Jobs story for the kids. Job lived in a time where the devil actually walked the Earth. He was always faithful to God and was blessed for his faithfulness. The devil approached God and God was ranting about His loyal servant Job. The devil then proceeded to ask God if he could test Job. Satin explained how Job life has always been easy and blessed and if everything was taken away, Job would curse God. God allowed Satin to test Job but He told Satin not to physically harm him. Job lost his crops, animals and even his children. Job lost everything worldly that he held dear and in the end he got on his knees and praised God. He remained faithful after all that but the devil wasn’t done with Job yet. He knew he could make Job fall. Satin approached God and God brought up how Job still remained His faithful servant. Satin replied that if he was allowed to attack Job’s body that he would surely curse God. God permitted Satin to do this but said he had to let him live. Satin attacked Job’s body with large painful boils all over. During this time his wife even said “Curse God and die.” Then Job said something that has stuck with me, “You talk like a godless woman. Should we accept only good things from the hand of God and never anything bad?” In the end He still praised God when everything was against him. This story is a good illustration of trails in our lives. It just opened my eyes to how God is always in control of everything.  In this story Satin had to physically ask God if he can test us. God even told Satin that you can test him just don’t touch him physically. I don’t know if that is how it works to today but that would be pretty cool. God is even in control of Satin, I never thought of it that way. I always knew that God obviously could crush the devil at any time but I always saw it as a good versus evil thing. But this story really showed me that even the devil is even under God’s control. It also just reassured me that everything that happens has to go through God first.