Week Twenty-Eight: Maintain
This Week’s Readings
Day 1: Job 1-3
Day 2: Job 4-7
Day 3: Job 8-11
Day 4: Job 12-14
Day 5: Job 15-17
Day 6: Job 18-21
Day 7: Catch up
Reflections
Attacks come in many ways. Can you think of anything that would cause you to even think about turning your back on God?
Has there ever been a time in your life when you sincerely wanted to give up? How did you handle it?
If you were Job’s wife, how would you have encouraged your husband?
Reflections from The Bible in 52 Weeks by Dr. Kimberly Moore
GraceNotes - My Reflections
Job 1-21
It’s powerful to consider how Satan targets those who are closest to God, just like in the case of Job. Job was blameless, upright, and deeply devoted to God, yet Satan sought to destroy him in every way possible. This mirrors what Jesus said to Peter in Luke 22:31, where He warns, “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat.” Satan is relentless in his desire to tear down those who are strong in their faith, using any tactic to make them fall.
In both Job’s story and Jesus’ warning to Peter, there’s a clear message: being close to God doesn’t exempt us from trials; in fact, it might even make us more of a target. But what’s comforting is that God doesn’t leave us alone in those moments. Just as He allowed Satan to test Job, He also set boundaries and remained with Job through it all. Similarly, when Satan asked to sift Peter, Jesus told him, “But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail” (Luke 22:32). God is always present, even in the most intense spiritual battles.
It’s crucial to understand that God is not a magician who waves a wand to make everything perfect. He is Almighty God, who sometimes allows us to walk through the fire to refine us and reveal His true nature. These trials aren’t meant to destroy us but to draw us closer to Him, to make us realize that our relationship with Him is the most important thing—whether life is good, bad, or ugly. In suffering, we often discover a deeper level of intimacy with God, recognizing that He desires to be with us through it all, shaping us into the people He has called us to be.
Ultimately, the story of Job and Jesus’ words to Peter remind us that suffering has a purpose. It’s through these experiences that we come to understand the fullness of God’s character and His unwavering presence in our lives. Our trials may be painful, but they are also opportunities to lean on God and realize that, in every circumstance, He is there with us, working all things for our good.
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