Test after test we have all seen the story of the Bible transform more into some sort of an obstacle race for humans. We can say it started out relatively easy, just a simple prohibition (Do not eat for the tree), then came the complex ideas as to manage an arch and collect millions of animals to mate. Maybe one can recall when a task of freeing the Jewish community was set. Chapter after chapter, story after story we see how each time God shows more of distrust or maybe even more trust to humans. Give them what they can bare, or maybe show them how powerful He can strike. Sometimes one might even believe he gives them trust. In this particular story we encounter Job, a common man that does nothing but worship God with all his strength.One day God meets up with Satan, the unholy spirit of the universe, living Hell. It starts with a heavy dare, but OH, He cant deny a good dare from his "enemy". Satan challenges God to prove to him that Job is an authentic believer. That he loves God unconditionally and nothing can ever change that. God agrees. Satan says that this is so because Job is so used to being blessed that by not knowing disgrace, he will continue believing in God.
This being so God challenges Job, he kills his 10 children, his cattle and some of his most precious "objects" and Job still believes. Then again Satan challenges God to keep bringing misfortune upon Job. Once again God accepts and challenges Job, nevertheless Job still believes. He and his wife discuss the idea of cursing God, getting the suffering and pain over with. She said dying is greater than living in such misery.
To such idea Job answers:
"Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips." (The book of Job 2:10)
Job did not listen to his wife, he met up with his friends and then cursed the day he was born. He spoke out his fears and all he had held back, he wish he was born in the light side of life and not in the dark and cold side of sorrow.
We can say we all have a breaking point, or maybe that God loves to play games with all us. But as this teaching suggests if we have faith, the reward of getting through could be the greatest one could have.
To such idea Job answers:
"Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips." (The book of Job 2:10)
Job did not listen to his wife, he met up with his friends and then cursed the day he was born. He spoke out his fears and all he had held back, he wish he was born in the light side of life and not in the dark and cold side of sorrow.
We can say we all have a breaking point, or maybe that God loves to play games with all us. But as this teaching suggests if we have faith, the reward of getting through could be the greatest one could have.
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