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Do not let your theology cause your faith to waiver!

7/24/2019

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So they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was very great. Job 2:13 NKJV
 
Job’s three friends heard about everything that happened to him. They agreed to meet with Job, to mourn with him and to comfort him. Job was in such pain and anguish they barely recognized him.
 
Job’s friends lifted their voices and wept. They tore their robes and sprinkled dust on their heads. They sat down with Job for seven days and no one spoke a word. For they saw that his grief was very great.
 
What an amazing scene of compassion. Job’s friends did not try to talk him out of his grief. They did not try to make sense of his suffering. They came alongside him. They demonstrated their love and compassion by staying with Job for seven days!
 
After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. Job 3:1 NKJV
 
Job reached the point of utter despair. He wished he had never been born. This is the same man who said; “The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; Blessed be the name of the Lord.”
 
Job did not understand what was happening. He believed God always blesses the righteous and afflicts the wicked. Job’s theology was correct. He could not see beyond the veil of human understanding. God used Job in a way he could not comprehend. God used Job to reveal His absolute power and authority over creation.
 
Satan led a rebellion against God. He wanted to be exalted above the heavens. He wanted to be like the Most High. God put Satan in his place. He used Job to do it!
 
Job lost everything. He struggled with his theology, but his faith never wavered. He never stopped believing God is good. God restored to Job even more than He took away. Job was reunited with his children when he went to be with the Lord!
 
You may have suffered the loss of loved ones. Do not let your theology cause your faith to waiver. God is righteous and holy. God is good. You will be reunited with your loved ones who have gone to be with the Lord when He takes you home.
 
God wants us to trust Him with our trials and suffering even when we do not understand what it is happening!
 
There are people all around you who are struggling through pain and sorrow. Some have lost loved ones. All of them need encouragement. They need to know they are not alone. Stand by them as they struggle to reconcile their theology with their faith!
 
God wants us to rejoice with people who rejoice and grieve with people who grieve. Rejoicing is easy. Grieving is hard. Come alongside people who need Jesus. You may not understand how you can be Jesus to a grieving soul. Do not let your theology cause your faith to waiver!
 
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    ​Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!
     
    Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune telling. This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.” And this she did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out that very hour. Acts 16:16-18 NKJV
     
    The slave girl was speaking the truth. She was possessed by an evil spirit. The evil spirit was drawing people away from Christ! 
     
    This attack came as God’s servants went to prayer. The enemy of our souls attacks when we step out in faith. Satan seeks to distract us. He wants us to focus our attention on things other than Jesus.
     
    The devil perverts the truth. He uses it against us. No one can serve two masters. This girl was speaking the truth about Paul and his companions while practicing witchcraft. When people claim to speak for God we must consider how they live.
     
    The girl followed the disciples for several days before they cast the demon out of her. It is important for us to wait on the Lord before stepping out in faith. The bible tells us Paul was greatly annoyed by this girl. Paul was not fearful. The Lord was with Him! 
     
    Paul and Silas were put in jail. The owners of the slave girl were angry at the loss of income when the demon was cast out of her. While Paul and Silas were in jail they shared the gospel with the jailer. His entire household was saved. 
     
    God uses Satan’s attacks for His glory and our salvation!
                       
    Satan is a real being. He takes people captive to do his will. There really are demons who seek to destroy God’s people and bring destruction to our world.
     
    We have nothing to fear from the devil or his demons when we live according to God’s will. We have nothing to fear from anyone or anything when we step out in faith to serve Jesus! 
     
    Jesus wants us to fear Him and Him alone. He wants us to know His power and authority are unequaled in all of creation.
     
    God wants you share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the people in your life. Jesus wants you to walk in great boldness because He is with you everywhere you go!
     
    Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

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