The one who is clothed with the love of God

Job 23:10~17 But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold. (10)

♬ Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #382 Be Not Dismayed Whate’er Betide (#432 in previous version)

You must know one thing before you worship or pray. The moment you kneel down to worship God, God has already answered you. However, forces of darkness that hinder your prayer make you lose your prayer topic so that you do not receive answers to your prayer. That is why you must receive strength by asking for the filling of the Holy Spirit of being with God more than anything else. For Job had always been enjoying this blessing, he was not resentful and discovered God’s plan.

1. Job’s suffering
Know the fact that the greater the suffering, the greater the blessing will be. Satan said to God that Job would crumble down if he gives suffering to Job. However, people of God pray more than ever and have stronger faith when hardship comes. Even though they may face the threat of death, God gives them courage from heaven. Although our will is weak, God’s sovereignty is absolute and unchanging. Satan took away Job’s wealth, children, and health, but he was unable to take away Job’s faith.

2. Job’s faith
Even if you fail in life, you have not failed. You are losing hold of God’s plan because your faith is shaking. Even though Job lost everything, he confessed that the Lord gave and the Lord has taken away and did not resent God.Job 1:21~22 Instead, the hardships were a process of refining him as gold.Job 23:10 Only if you do not shake, God’s work will appear. Because Job knew it was God’s time of carrying out His decreeJob 23:14 and believed in God’s absolute sovereignty, Job was not afraid.

3. Job’s answer
Job who overcame difficulty received double the blessings of what he had previously received.Job 42:10 Furthermore, he repented that his ears had heard of the Lord but now his eyes have seen Him.Job 42:5 Suffering is a time of making the vessel to befit blessings. It is receiving suffering in order to receive double the amount of answers. Children of God who are holding onto the covenant can never fail. Do not be shaken by the words of the world, but enjoy only the power of the Word. If you wait with the covenant, God will prepare your future. Your suffering cannot overcome God’s plan.

Forum Topic
To a person who has the faith of believing in God, failure is not failure.
Begin to pray for solid faith like a rock.
Immanuel Church Sunday Worship 2nd Service / 2013.2.17