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A glimpse behind the scenes
Job 2:1-13
This amazing drama, with scenes both in heaven and on earth, helps us make sense of some of life’s most troubling questions.
On earth, we see the prosperous home of a godly man named Job. As the story unfolds, various disasters turn his life into pure misery. Behind the scenes, we glimpse God’s throne room and a confrontation over Job’s life between the two principal figures in history. The first is God the Creator, who governs the world with his Word and is fully committed to us. The second is Satan, a creature, who has rebelled against God and now appears as Job’s accuser and tormentor. In his misery, Job (representing humanity) has a choice: to keep living in relationship with God, loving him no matter what the circumstances, or to turn from him in search of an easier path. As Satan attempts to lead Job away from God, the pressure grows intense. The battle is real.
The primary lesson here is that in gut-wrenching conflict our choice to love God simply for who he is, is very significant. We are allowed to see behind the scenes of Job’s suffering in chapters one and two, a privilege Job himself cannot see. But despite his lack of understanding and Satan’s cruelest efforts, Job remains faithful, and God brings good out of evil.
What was the key to Job’s ongoing faithfulness in difficult circumstances? Ask God to strengthen you in this area.
Dig deeper: Zech. 3:1-7; Romans 8:28-39; Rev. 12:7-12.
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