Job 1:9 “Does Job fear God for nothing?” Satan replied. Satan attacked Job’s motives, saying that Job was blameless and had integrity only because he had no reason to turn against God. Ever since he had started following God, everything had gone well for Job. Satan wanted to prove that Job worshiped God, not out of love and respect, but because God had blessed him so much.
Satan accurately analyzed why many people worship God. They are fair-weather Christians, following God only when everything is going well or for what they can get. Adversity destroys this superficial faith. But adversity strengthens real faith by causing believers to dig their roots deeper into God in order to withstand the storms.
This Sunday we will continue our series on the book of Job focusing on Job 1:1-2:10 and all the calamities that Job faced and how instead of turning away from God, he worshiped God all the more.
Praying everyone has a blessed week,
In Christ,
Gary T.