I Will Bless The Lord At All Times - Part 2 Series

In verse Job1:1 we can see the integrity of Job and how God’s Word says he was perfect, he was upright, and one that feared the Lord, and he did not go near evil. And, it is an example for us who are living in these last days, that it is possible for us, even more, because of the blood of Jesus and because of the Holy Spirit to live an upright life, perfect life, a life that fears God, where heaven will say, this is written by the Holy Spirit over here that he is an upright man. God has to certify about our lives, that this is my daughter. God should be able to look at satan and say this is my son, this is my daughter who is upright, who fears me, who his closes eyes to evil and he is perfect before me. God can say that. This goes completely against what we hear now - that we all sin daily, we all fall - so if God can say about an Old Testament where a person, a man, how much more for us, we have more grace. So the second and third verse that we see is, now we see the period when Job was living. Job had everything, he had all the riches, he had camels, sheep, and donkeys, and he had a lot of money, he had lots of servants, and he had everything. So, Job was very rich, so now Job is having a good time. We are going to see that Job really worshipped the Lord during his good time. So we are going to look at that and we are going to continue reading from verse 4

4 And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

5 And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

Now we see in verse 5, how did Job worship the Lord, and how his priority was, as he rose up early. He was a rich man, he didn’t have to do that, he had everything. He didn’t have to rise up early and sacrifice to the Lord and worship the Lord, but he did it, because of his relationship with the Lord. And so in his good time, he did not say, “ okay I have everything, I don’t need God, and I don’t have to get up early, I want to sleep late, I have servants, I want to eat a lot, live like how worldly, rich people live.” Even in the parable, Jesus said about a rich man and Lazarus, how did that rich man live, that’s a contrast between that rich man and Job. Job was a very wealthy man, but how did Job live. Here you can see, that you can have everything and still be a worshipper of the Lord, where your heart cannot be on things, but your heart will be on the Lord. And so he had everything, but he was still rising up early and worshipping God. And then we see, we keep reading,

6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them.

7 And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

8 And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?

Now, we see that this is God who made heaven and earth, he is like certifying, this is God of Heaven and Earth, and he has certified - He is saying that, “ this man is upright before me” and He is actually boasting about Job to Satan, that’s what He is doing. Did you see it? So now we have to think like, “Lord, I want to be like that.” “We want to be like Job.” Here the Lord says that the whole heaven hears and the whole hell hear, “ have you seen my child who always fears me, who always loves me, who is always a worshipper of me?” And then now satan is saying,

9 Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?