Strength of Job - Daily Inspiration

If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales. It would surely outweigh the sand of the seas - no wonder my words have been impetuous. — Job 6: 2-3

When someone talks about the strength of Job, I don't think they truly know how much strength they are enduring. I mean, a great, great, great amount of strength, more than we can fathom.

Satan himself tormented Job. Not because he hated him, but because he had made a bet with God. Satan thought Job would curse God's face if God's favor wasn't on him. So, God gave Satan power over everything Job had except Job himself.

Job was a very rich man. (He was like the Donald Trump of his time.) He lived in the land of Uz and had 7 sons and 3 daughters. He owned seven-thousand sheep, three-thousand camel, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred donkeys and a large number of servants. He was the greatest man among all the people of the East. - Job 1:1-4

So, Satan got to work. He organized people to bring Job to his knees. He had the oxen and donkeys stolen and the servants of these slaughtered. Only one servant managed to get away to tell Job the tale of what had happened.

I guess in Satan's eyes, if you don't have an eye witness, you don't have enough torment.

Of course, that wasn't all that happened to Job. Fire fell from heaven and killed all his sheep and the servants of the sheep. And again, only one messenger managed to get away to tell Job the story. Then the camels were stolen and the servants killed. And again a messenger came.

But still the torment wasn't enough. Job still sent praise to his God.

Satan had a great wind come from the desert and collapse his house with all his children inside. They were killed.

After he had learned all this, Job tore his robe, shaved his head and fell to the ground in worship. How can we take all of God's blessing and not the troubles. He came into the world with nothing and he would leave the world the same way.

Satan still wasn't appeased by this. He still thought Job would curse God to his face if God would let Satan attack Job's flesh and bones. God agreed to this condition. And Satan tormented Job even more giving him painful sores from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head. And even with all of this, Job still praised God even during his weak days. He didn't let Satan win his bet with God.

In the end, God blessed Job's life even more than he'd blessed his life to begin with. He now had twice as much fortune, and a new family with the same amount of children.

Can you imagine going through all that and then still praising God? Heck, I grumble if some stupid thing happens.

My prayer for you is to have the Strength of Job and praise God even in your weak days, the days that really suck. Praise God and seek His face.

How great is God - beyond our understanding. - Job 36:26