OUR FATHER WHO IS DELIGHTED WHEN HIS PEOPLE RETAIN THEIR FAITH THROUGH TRIALS

The book of Job chapter 2 verse 3 says this;

 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. And he still maintains his integrity, though you incited me against him to ruin him without any reason.”

This verse captures the Lord's description of Job to Satan after Job had all his holdings destroyed and all his children killed.

Job was under the microscope and under the extreme pressure of calamity, he had proven to be able to maintain his integrity even though he had been brought to complete ruin.

Because of this, God said that Job was unique in the earth because, throughout the experience of having everything in his life destroyed, he had remained blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. 

May we, as Job did, remain blameless and upright when we encounter trials in our lives.

Amen.

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