With Friends Like These… (2 of 4)
Series: Why God?
Scott Maze
Job 4-27
Job is one of the most unique stories you’ll hear – not just inside the Bible but anywhere. It’s the story of man named Job, a man whose character was tremendously strong but suffered exceedingly. But one day Satan says to God, “The reason Job follows you is you’re so good to him. Stop blessing him and he’ll turn away from you in a heartbeat.” Job is a book about the pain we experience in life. It’s a book about the loss of children, the family with autistic children, and the wife and mother who is diagnosed with a terminal disease. We find his life and his book endlessly interesting because he asks God the question we all want to ask – “Why?” But the “why” question is always closely related to another question for people who are hurting and that’s the “How” question. How will get through this? And of the ways, God has helped us to command and encourage us to love one another and to help each other through pain and hurt.
At the center of our story is a man named Job – a very good man. He was as pure as the driven snow. There were no skeletons in his closet. The IRS could not find one thing wrong with his tax returns. The local sheriff couldn’t find even one blemish on his character. They asked Job’s pastor and his high school teacher and everyone agreed Job was an exceedingly good man. But this very good man experiences tremendous suffering in his life – his children die, he loses his wealth, and he’s near the point of death. Hearing about their friend Job, three of his closest friends show up: Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar. As you’re going to see in the moments to come, if Job and his three friends were alive today, Job would surely “unfriend” these three from his Facebook profile. But Job wasn’t on social media discussing his problems. Instead, Job was in the same room with these three men and as much as he wouldn’t have wanted to, he couldn’t get away from them.
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Series: Why God?
Scott Maze
Job 4-27
Job is one of the most unique stories you’ll hear – not just inside the Bible but anywhere. It’s the story of man named Job, a man whose character was tremendously strong but suffered exceedingly. But one day Satan says to God, “The reason Job follows you is you’re so good to him. Stop blessing him and he’ll turn away from you in a heartbeat.” Job is a book about the pain we experience in life. It’s a book about the loss of children, the family with autistic children, and the wife and mother who is diagnosed with a terminal disease. We find his life and his book endlessly interesting because he asks God the question we all want to ask – “Why?” But the “why” question is always closely related to another question for people who are hurting and that’s the “How” question. How will get through this? And of the ways, God has helped us to command and encourage us to love one another and to help each other through pain and hurt.
At the center of our story is a man named Job – a very good man. He was as pure as the driven snow. There were no skeletons in his closet. The IRS could not find one thing wrong with his tax returns. The local sheriff couldn’t find even one blemish on his character. They asked Job’s pastor and his high school teacher and everyone agreed Job was an exceedingly good man. But this very good man experiences tremendous suffering in his life – his children die, he loses his wealth, and he’s near the point of death. Hearing about their friend Job, three of his closest friends show up: Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar. As you’re going to see in the moments to come, if Job and his three friends were alive today, Job would surely “unfriend” these three from his Facebook profile. But Job wasn’t on social media discussing his problems. Instead, Job was in the same room with these three men and as much as he wouldn’t have wanted to, he couldn’t get away from them.
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