If you were Job, could you have kept your faith in God?
Job 2:9 His wife said to him, “Are you still maintaining your integrity? Curse God and die!”
Job suffered. The Lord allowed Satan to have free reign on Job, allowing him to cause Job’s distress, as long as he didn’t kill Job. Job suffered:
1. He lost all of his livestock. (oxen, donkeys, sheep, and camels)
2. Most of his servants were killed
3. All of his children were killed. (Seven sons and three daughters)
4. His entire body became afflicted with painful sores!
Job’s wife told him, “Curse God and die!”
Job’s close friends paid him a visit, spouting words about why Job was suffering. Their words did not make Job feel better about his plight, nor did their words really explain why Job was suffering. Job didn’t understand his great suffering, but, not once did he turn his back against God, although, he did wish to speak to God, to ask God why he was suffering so greatly. When God finally appeared, he reminded Job about His greatness, and Job seemed satisfied with his visit from God, understanding that he cannot question or understand God’s greatness.
I’m sure my faith would’ve been strong enough to withstand such monumental suffering! If you’d suffered like Job, and your wife told you to curse God and die, what would you have done? Could you continue to praise God amidst such tumultuous pain?
I wonder what kind of wife I would be.
Hi, Gay
Yes, I wonder what kind of wife I could be, too. Could I really support my husband, knowing he was blameless and upright, yet suffering greatly. If Job had cursed God, he’d die. I know he wanted to die – he was in so much pain and suffering. But, then, if he’d done that, his soul would’ve suffered, too?