Why did God bring up Job to Satan?
“Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?”” Job 1:8
If that was me, I’d be begging God not to mention my name, wouldn’t you?
But God intentionally told Satan about Job.
I hate it for Job.
It seems like if God wouldn’t have said anything, maybe Job wouldn’t have had to suffer so much.
Maybe Satan wouldn’t have even attacked him.
So why did God do it?
I think it’s because Job is a representation of all of us.
Put your name in there.
“Have you considered my servant, _____?”
As long as we’re on this earth we are facing attacks from the devil.
We aren’t exempt.
We know the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8
Most of us haven’t had the devastation Job had, but it doesn’t mean we can’t or won’t.
While we’re in this world we are going to face hardships.
Jesus tells us, “In this world you will have trouble…”
I think in a sense, God asking the devil specifically about Job was a way to remind us that none of us are exempt from the heartache of this world.
BUT…
God didn’t leave Job.
The devil wasn’t able to overcome Job.
I’ve always thought of Job’s story as mainly sad, but it’s actually a depiction of the life of a believer.
Job put his faith and hope in God.
He faced heartache after heartache.
Yet, God did not leave him or forsake him.
In the end, Job was restored.
And when our days are over, we will be fully restored with him forever.
No more sorrow.
No more pain.
No more death.
Satan didn’t win.
We can want our name to be put where Job’s name was because in the end, his name is in the book of life.
“Have you considered my servant?”
We don’t have to be afraid of this question because as followers of Christ, we know where we’re going.
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33
