Dear Wanda,
If ANYONE had a right to ask, "Why do bad things happen to me?" it was certainly Job! He experienced pain, suffering, and sorrow in the extreme.
In fact, a lot of Christians would rather skip over this book than revisit Job's ordeal.
But here's a perspective on Job you've probably NEVER heard before! I certainly hadn't until I heard Craig Hill's outstanding teaching:
In all that time of testing, Job did not once appeal to God on the basis of COVENANT!
Satan's subtle deception was to get Job to relate to God according to works instead of tapping into the power of God's covenant.
It's a tension that every believer faces on a daily basis. In fact, the longer you walk with the Lord, the more vulnerable you become to this spiritual sense of entitlement.
The truth is, God never relates to people according to their righteousness (which Isaiah says is no better than filthy rags). Everything — His salvation, His protection, His resources, and His blessing — is released solely on the basis of covenant.
At the time Job most needed God's deliverance, he self-righteously declared, "Though He slay me, yet will I trust him. Even so, I will defend my own ways before Him..."
Job believed his misfortune was God's punishment and focused his defense on what "he deserved." This subtle deception meant Job never recognized the source of the enemy's attack nor wielded his greatest weapon against it!
Just think what would have happened had Job understood the authority of his covenant to stop the devil's attack?
In the natural, you wouldn't protect your home by telling a robber you don't deserve to be robbed. You would call the police.
Likewise, in the spiritual realm you have covenantal authority through Jesus Christ that can stop the thief and the robber in his tracks. You only have to learn to know what it is and how to enforce it.
Have your ever found yourself feeling like Job? Now's your time to get delivered from stinking thinking and slam the door IN THE ENEMY'S FACE.
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