{"id":983,"date":"2020-10-04T15:15:54","date_gmt":"2020-10-04T20:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/?p=983"},"modified":"2020-10-04T15:15:54","modified_gmt":"2020-10-04T20:15:54","slug":"seeing-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/04\/seeing-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Seeing God"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201cFor the eyes of the Lord are<\/em> over the righteous, and his ears are open<\/em> unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is<\/em> against them that do evil<\/strong>\u201d
1 Peter 3:12 <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Job is known as a patient man (see James 5:11). When Satan presented himself before God, take note\nof what God said about Job: \u201cAnd\nthe LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is<\/em>\nnone like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God,\nand escheweth evil?<\/strong>\u201d (Job 1:8). So we understand what kind of a man Job\nwas \u2013 a righteous man. In addition, God knew Satan had set his heart to try to\ndestroy Job. When God allowed Satan to put his hand against Job, note that it\nwas with God\u2019s permission, for God knew Job could handle it. Job was faithful\nthrough the first set of trials: \u201cIn\nall this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly<\/strong>\u201d (Job 1:22). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, Satan wanted to do more. Once again, God\nallowed Satan to put his hand against Job in his health, but he could not take\nJob\u2019s life. Note what we read: \u201c\u2026<\/strong>In all this did not Job sin with his lips<\/strong>\u201d (Job 2:10b). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notice that the book of Job opens with this behind-the-scenes\nevent that Job never knew about. But we can learn so much. Satan is accountable\nto God, and he cannot do anything to God\u2019s people without permission. It is\nalso very clear that Satan\u2019s thoughts are an open book to God \u2013 for God knew\nwhat Satan was thinking before he even mentioned Job. We also read that Satan\nhad been \u201c\u2026<\/strong> going to and\nfro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it<\/strong>\u201d (Job 1:7b). Satan is not<\/em><\/strong>\nomnipresent, nor<\/em><\/strong> is he omniscient! He does not<\/em><\/strong> know\neverything like God does. Satan is limited \u2013 God is not<\/em><\/strong> limited!\nWe can also understand that God\u2019s eyes are always on His children. \u201cFor the\neyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself\nstrong in the behalf of them<\/em> whose heart is<\/em> perfect toward him \u2026<\/strong>\u201d\n(2 Chronicles 16:9a). Job endured this trial very well. At the end we can read,\nhe understood that he thought that he knew God well before these trials. But in\nthis trial, he really<\/em><\/strong> got to know God. \u201c5. I have heard\nof thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee. 6.\nWherefore I abhor myself,<\/em> and repent in dust and ashes<\/strong>\u201d (Job\n42:5-6). This man that we understood was perfect and upright man, recognized\nthat he was just another sinful man once he really understood who God is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Job is a great example to be where God has placed you, doing what God would have you to be doing, and understanding that nothing can or will happen to you that God doesn\u2019t already know you can handle.\u00a0 Remember: \u201cFor the eyes of the Lord are<\/em> over the righteous, and his ears are open<\/em> unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is<\/em> against them that do evil<\/strong>\u201d (1 Peter 3:12). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you where God wants you to be doing what you are to be doing? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you see God for who He is and what He is doing in your life?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Job is known as a patient man (see James 5:11). When Satan presented himself before God, take note of what God said about Job: \u201cAnd the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[318],"tags":[516,186,45,515,482,261,219,203,517],"class_list":["post-983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-picture-with-verse-and-blog","tag-exampe","tag-god","tag-job","tag-patient","tag-repent","tag-righteous","tag-satan","tag-sin","tag-trial"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=983"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":985,"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/983\/revisions\/985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}