5 Areas Where Satan Attacks A Family

(Case Study- Life of Joab)

Jobs family was perfect. Satan took special permission to attack him, saying thou has blessed him abundantly, that’s why he loves you and worship you, take away everything from him, then you will know his true color

Jobs family was attacked by devil in 5 areas of his family life

1. Finances 2. Children 3. Health 4. Relationships 5. Spiritual life

I. Finances

Job 1.14-17 v14A messenger came to Job and said: the oxen ere plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby v15 and the Sabeans attacked and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one escaped to tell you

V16 while he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, The fire of God fell from heavens and burned up the sheep and the servants and I am the only one escaped to tell you.

V17 while he was sill speaking another messenger came and said, the Chaldeans formed three raiding parties and swept down on your camels and made of with them. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only escaped to tell you

Job was a wealthy man. Satan stripped him of all that he had.

This verses clearly gives us a picture how devil attacked Job

Three different attacks,

All his business collapsed,

All his agriculture, All his livestock destroyed.

The first areas of his family were attacked was his finances

During the test period you must prove your integrity to the Lord your faithfulness to the Lord and your faith and commitment to the Lord that’s what job did.

The bible says he was immensely blessed and was living in full blessings, nothing was lacking in his life.

Such a blessed life his agriculture and livestock were destroyed at the same day along with all the servants excepts 3.

They just got escaped to report to job, what was happening,

This shows that, Satan may attacked your business, your staff members, employees, your company, your income sources and your assets. This is the first area Satan is targeting to bring a man down

What will be the result. ?

You might be going through the severe financial crisis, death may happen? You are mentally stressed out and feeling everything is gone and I am left alone.

If such things happen, it is not from God, it is from Devil. God is the blesser. But the devil comes to take away the blessings. Devil is thief and is clearly picturized in this book. It is not from God.

II. Children

Joab1.18-19

They were attending a birthday party. Seven sons and three daughters. All the siblings were together. As they were partying together drinking together , feasting together , from fourth corners of the earth wind came and the house got collapsed. All of them died at the spot

This is not from God this is from devil. This natural calamity was generated by devil

Job had raised his children in a godly way. There was family prayer in the home and taught them to walk in Godly way.

Birthday party is ok, but in the feting and drinking their heart was gone away from God and the invited heathen to their parties.

Satan got an entry point and he attacked all the children and all of them died.

Satan can attack your children. When children are attacked, that’s a heart-breaking moment for a parent.

When the children are attacked, they can be attacked in various areas

• They can be hooked with ungodly friends

• They can be hooked with bad friendships

• They can get addicted to drugs

• They can get addicted to pornography

• They can get attacked to sexual abuse

• They can get addicted Sexual pervasion.

• They can show some character issues

• Their education can be attacked

• Their knowledge can be attacked

• Their wisdom can be attached

• Their marriage can be attacked

You must remember this all from devil

Always remember we have a happy end to this story.

To have a successful family life, the head of the family must be present there.

The father nourishes them and mentor them and bring up their children with the fear of the Lord.

Even when are present 24/7 we may not able to protect them always. Only God can protect them, we need to commit them into the hands of the lord every day

Psalms 127: 4 says Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth.

Children are arrows, children’s are arrows in the hands of a warrior.

An arrow -it is pointed,

An Arrow- it is polished,

An Arrow- it is prepared

After that it put on the bow, after that the string is pulled back to the maximum and gets released. In the same way we have to prepare our children.