Remaining Faithful

Remaining Faithful

"After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord made him prosperous again and gave him twice as much as he had before."
Job 42:10

When we look at the life of Job, we can see how Satan can affect our life. Many people may feel that Job's trials were a blessing from God, but when we read the whole story of Job, we find that it was Satan who had inflicted all the pain and suffering. Job's afflictions were a captivity from Satan, instead of a blessing from God. There was something that Satan saw, where he thought he could persuade Job to turn from his righteousness and God, and that he could win him over. As we know Job suffered, like not many men have suffered, but he did not give in to Satan's attacks, and in the end was victorious. God did not intervene, but let Satan have his will, but Job still prevailed, because of his faith in God. When you read the full story of Job, you find that Satan, not God, robs Job of everything. In the end we find that God gives much more to Job than he ever had, as a gift for his faithfulness to withstand his pain and suffering, to still not give in. If there is an area in your life today where you are weak and vulnerable, Satan will use this as an opportunity to rob you, just as he did with Job. People have always emphasized Job's trials, rather than the story's ending. The book of James (5-11) tells us to look at what the end result was of Job's suffering. Job's trials lasted only about nine months, but he lived for 140 years. The Bible tells us also that we should thank God for the trials and afflictions that may befall us, as this is the way that God can bless us when we remain faithful to Him.