verse of the day

Monday 17 December 2018

Will we pass the test?. ( 1 Peter 1 v 6 - 7 )

In Deuteronomy 8 v 2 ff Moses declares to Israel,''Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the desert these forty years,to humble you and to test you in order to know what was in your heart , whether or not you would keep His commands.Why was Job tested? to see whither he would fail the test or pass the test,the devil said unto God that Job was faithful because God had blessed him,but  said Satan ,''stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face''.So God permitted Satan to move against Job until he had lost everything,and so it came to pass,but Job withstood the test,but it was not easy when one considers,what he lost ,10 children, all his possessions,and his health.The question is how would he cope with these testing events?, would he remain faithful ?, the answer is ,he did,even though he never really understood the reason why he had suffered so much.Not knowing is often the biggest test we can experience in life, but that is where faith comes in,that is where trust comes in,even though at times,Job spoke his mind he declared ,''Though he slay me,yet will I hope in Him'' ( Job 13 v 15 )

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