| Job 1:20-21 "Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD."
God is in Control Aren't you glad that you are not in charge of life? Sometimes it is tempting to think that if you were in charge of everything, your life would be perfectly arranged. The truth is, there would not be less stress-there would be more! Can you imagine being in charge of your life?! The book of Job is a testament to the fact that God is the One in control. In chapter 1, three bear witness that God is in control. As Satan came to God, he said in verse 9, "Doth Job fear God for nought?" In other words, would you serve God for nothing? That is a good question by a bad Devil. In verse 10, Satan said that God had made "an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side." God has placed a hedge around you, and God must allow anything to come over your hedge. The first witness is the Devil-Satan himself believed God was in control. He said, "But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face." Satan knew that God was in control. In verse 12 God gave Satan the O.K. God knew about it and was in control. The Devil acknowledged it, God acknowledged it, and Job acknowledged it in verse 21: "the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD." Three bear witness in Job chapter 1 that God is in control: Satan, God, and Job. What should we take from this passage this morning? Well, there is a battle every day that we do not see. Even though we do not see it, we can be comforted and encouraged that God is in control. God is in control. The Devil is a witness, God is a witness, and Job is a witness-are you? |
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