Satan In Job Essay

Emotions are not the only tool used by Satan against us. As we continue to look at the story of Job, we see another tool in the arsenal of Satan. Just for the sake of simplicity, let’s call this second tool compound problem. I’m sure you are familiar with those, or at least the phrases “if it isn’t one thing, it’s another”, “when it rains, it pours”, etc. Notice that Satan did not give Job time to focus, or room to breath. He sent problem on top of problem, test after test and trial after trial. Satan’s strategy was to overwhelm, frustrate and anger Job, the same way he does us. He did not want to give Job time to think, evaluate his options or to pray. Before one servant could finish telling Job about the tragedy, he witnessed, another witness was coming with their story. We’ve all had those days when nothing seems to go quite right, but thankfully our days are nothing like what Job experienced. I have personally experienced the lost a child, but I can’t even begin to imagine the absolute …show more content…
This time it was personal. Satan did not like the fact that God spoke well of Job (Job 2:3). Neither did he like the fact that in spite of everything he had done, Job maintained his ways before the Lord. So this time, Satan was not attacking things, he was attacking Job himself. Satan’s theory is that all men are ultimately selfish and nothing or no one matters more to man than man himself. So he tells God that if he would allow him to touch Job’s body, he is sure that he could make him curse him to his face. Once again, God expresses his confidence in the character of Job by allowing Satan to go forward with his plan. God did, however, tell Satan that he had one limitation; he must spare Job’s life. Isn’t it refreshing to know that in spite of what our enemy tries to do to us or against, that our life is in God’s hands? As the saying goes, “it’s not over, until God says it’s