Yes, God does test us, I suppose the question is why ?. Consider Job who was a very godly man, and so why did he suffer?. People who suffer often say or even think , what have I done to deserve this ?. Jobs suffering was very severe, he lost all his children, all his possessions, and his health, it appeared to have happened very quickly, one blow after another. He had three friends ,well sort of, you have heard the term Jobs comforters , when you use that term as regards someone being a Jobs comforter, you mean they are the very opposite to that. Basically they all said it was Jobs fault , that he was suffering, because he had sinned. Of course like all of us he was a sinner, but Job had not done anything to warrant or cause the evil that had befallen him. They were wrong ,there are still Jobs comforters about, beware of them, Job was not being punished for any sin he had committed, but he was being tested. Satan was attacking him , seeking to prove that he only trusted God because of the blessing he had bestowed on him. So God permitted the devil to afflict him, and that he did, I believe he came through that test successfully. There is a lot of suffering in this world , Christians are not immune from suffering, could be that you are suffering, will you pass that test ?,will you trust God in your times of trials? In the midst of his trials Job said,'' Though he slay me , yet I will trust Him ''. ( Job 13 v 15 ) ' Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, but trust Him for His grace; Behind a frowning providence , He hides a smiling face.' ( Words by William Cowper )
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