Most of us know what the book of Job is about, a man who suffered greatly,a man who lost all his ten children,all his possessions,and his health. The book of Job tells us about the man,this is what it says,'This man was blameless,and upright (he was not sinless,/these are my words) he feared God and shunned evil' My what a godly man he was,what a testimony he had.So why did he suffer? it's a good question,what's the answer,for God permitted him to go through this.If you read the book of Job ,the main charactors are ,first God,then his friends,the devil, his three fiends. There is one other person mentioned his wife ,it is interesting as to her reaction.remember she is hurting,she is grieving,someone has said this,'good people can and do get angry'.pray for people who are grieving, yes Christians get angry,even with God. One writer comments,' Job's desperate plight provokes his to wife cry out,'Are you still holding unto your integrity? Curse God and die! (2 v 9) Yes Job was hurting dreadfully, and he rebuked his wife for saying that,'He replied ,'You foolish woman . Shall we accept good from God,and not trouble?'. Job a very spiritual man recognises that God has allowed these things to come into his life,for God is sovereign,there are no second causes,the hymn writer wrote ,'Every joy or trial falleth from above'whatever God permits painful things to come into our lives,He has a purpose,and it is loving purpose.There was moment in a storm ,and Jesus was asleep,and to the disciples it appeared that he didn't care, and so they woke him,with these words,'Master , carest thou not that we perish'( Mk 4 v 38ff) Believe me he cares (1 Peter 5 v7)
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