Good morning people who honour God in the good times and the bad times

Job 1:8-12 (NIV) 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.” “Does Job fear God for nothing?” Satan replied. “Have You not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land. But now stretch out Your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face.” The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, everything he has is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.

As I read this, this is what I felt: God has more confidence in me honouring Him than I sometimes have in myself – WOW!

In this story, Satan basically said to God, “Job only honours You because You don’t let anything bad happen to him. If he went through a difficult time, he would get upset at You and blame You.”

God’s response to Satan was, “Not true! Job honours me because he is a righteous man. In fact, feel free to cause a bit of trouble – you’ll see that he will still honour me.”

WOW! That’s a delightful thing that God had so much confidence in His friend Job.

This is what I want God to say about my life too!

“How about you?”