Sunday 6th October 2024
You are welcome to worship in person this Sunday at 10.15am.
Hand sanitizer and masks are available if you would like to use them.
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Job 1:1; 2:1-10 / When Faith Meets Suffering: Lessons from Job
The text offers a powerful narrative about suffering and faith. Job, a man of deep integrity and devotion to God, is described as “blameless and upright” (Job 1:1), a man who feared God and shunned evil. Despite his righteousness, Job becomes the target of a cosmic test of faith. In a heavenly scene, Satan challenges Job’s faith, arguing that it is based only on the blessings and protection God has provided him. Satan proposes that if Job suffers, he will surely curse God.
God permits Satan to afflict Job, first by taking away his wealth, children, and servants, and then by striking his body with painful sores from head to toe. Despite these unimaginable losses and physical torment, Job responds not with anger or cursing, but with a profound act of faith. He falls to the ground in worship, declaring, “Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?” (Job 2:10). Even in the depths of his suffering, Job does not sin or charge God with wrongdoing.
This passage presents a poignant example of how true faith can persist even when tested by extreme suffering. Job’s trust in God remains unshaken, even when stripped of everything, demonstrating that genuine faith does not depend on favourable circumstances but endures through trials. It challenges believers to trust in God’s sovereignty and goodness, even when life is painful and difficult to understand. IL-WOONG.
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