Seize the Moment – Day 1025

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07
Jan '23

Seize the Moment – Day 1025

Posted on Jan 7, 2023 by Jerry Ingalls in Devotions, General |

07
Jan '23

Worship God in Every Circumstance of Life!

Job 1

 

Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Friday, January 6.

 

The book of Job is the first book of the Old Testament’s wisdom literature. In the first two chapters, we receive a rare glimpse into the divine council of God (Job 1:6-12; 2:1-6), which I also emphasized in my 2 Chronicles 18 devotional. Job 1:8-9 narrates what sounds to be a legal debate between Satan, the adversary,[1] and God, the Judge, in this heavenly council,
 
“The Lord said to Satan, ‘Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, fearing God and turning away from evil.’ Then Satan answered the Lord, ‘Does Job fear God for nothing?’”

 

Satan immediately argued against Job being a “blameless and upright man,” by accusing Job in verse 11, “But put forth Your hand now and touch all that he has; he will surely curse You to Your face.” This is the set up for what scholars have called the “heavenly wager,” which will cover the entirety of this forty-two-chapter book. The major question posed by Satan of Job, and of all humanity, was whether it was possible for a single person to truly be righteous, offering God a pure devotion that is not dependent on God’s blessings.

 

Who will win the heavenly wager? Let’s journey with Job to discover what it means to believe God in the presence of evil and suffering. By God’s grace, we don’t go on this journey alone, but with an Advocate in Heaven, Jesus Christ the righteous (1 John 2:1-2). Yet you still must face the fundamental question of the book of Job – Will you trust God, no matter what?

 

Seize the moment and worship God in every circumstance of life. May you grow strong in faith and declare with Job, “The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord” (Job 1:21).

 

God bless you!

 

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FOOTNOTE:

 

[1] As a commentator explains of the Hebrew word translated Satan, “It appears in the Old Testament usually in connection with both military and legal contexts, that is, the figure called satan functions either as a military opponent (1 Sam 29:4; 1 Kgs 5:4 [18]; 11:14, 23, 25) or as an opponent in court, possibly even the ancient equivalent of the prosecuting attorney (Ps 109:6; cf. 2 Sam 19:22–23)” (Mark J. Boda, Cornerstone Biblical Commentary: 1-2 Chronicles, vol. 5 [Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2010], 173–174).

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