Job 1:1-12
"REASONS FOR SUFFERING"
WHY ME? - when everybody going to tough times a certain points in Life suffering will eventually happened. It's inevitable
When suffering happen:
-Absurd (unreasonable)
-Meaningless
-Undeserved
Job
-Rich in Character (Job 1:1)
-Rich in family and material wealth (Job 1:1)
-Greatest of all the people of the east (Job1:3)
"The enemy cannot touch you unless God permits."
Question:
Can God get a man love Him just for Who He is?
-its easy to seek and run after the blessings rather than the blessor
Three Quick lessons:
(Job's Response He had)
Job 1:21
1. WE CAME INTO THIS WORLD WITH NOTHING, AND WE WILL LEAVE WITH NOTHING.
2. GOD CAN GIVE ANYTHING AND HE CAN TAKE AWAY ANYTHING.
3. WORSHIP GOD WHEN YOU HAVE SOMETHING, AND WORSHIP GOD WHEN YOU HAVE NOTHING.
"We can't assume that just because we can't see any reason why God Allowed suffering, it means there can't be any."
-If God is silent, it doesn't mean have no reason.
"The Cross doesn't tells us what the reason is, but it does tells us what the reason isn't."
-When you look at the cross, you know that He loved us.
