God Talking To Satan

In order to be on the Liberty track team, they provide us and require us to do a daily devotional. They check them periodically and I need to catch up on my track devotions so I decided to do a few today. Well we just started in Job chapter one, and I found myself reading the first couple of verses as a conversation between God and Satan. I actually found it comical because its a very interesting conversation. And since I'm at the beach, I can picture this conversation taking place on the beach. I can picture God sitting in his beach chair, while Satan comes up to him and starts talking to him. I know it's not in context, but it just seemed funny to me. Don't get me wrong, this is a very very powerful message, but I took it more towards the lighter side today. Here's how it translated in my mind:

God(G) - Whoa. Satan, where did you come from?

Satan(S) - Oh you know, all around. Here, there, a little bit of everywhere.

G - Oh, well have you seen my Job over here? Not a single man like him on earth. Completely innocent and clean, and stays away from evil because he loves and fears me?

S - Hmm... well why does he fear you? Don't you have a protecting shield around him so no one can touch him? And you've given him everything he wants and needs! Family, friends, servants, food, cattle, land, everything! But I know that as soon as you mess with any of it he will turn against you and curse you to your face!

G - (laughing) This is going to be funny. Ok Satan, everything he has is in your hands now. Mess with his stuff and see what happens. Just one thing: you can't kill Job. If you even think about killing him the game is over and I'll pull the fire alarm and start the sprinkler system in Hell.

S - Sounds good to me! Watch me work my magic! (thinking- that was stupid.)

G - I heard that!

All jokes aside, this is unbelievable. God giving Satan a free shot at Job. It makes me think... if God were to have this conversation about me, would I respond as Job does? "The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord." (verse 21)

Sufferings

It's Spring Break time and I'm here at Myrtle Beach in South Carolina and this morning I got up early and watched and listened. Reading God's Word while the waves crash against the beach simultaneously is awesome. There's nothing like spending some quality time early in the morning. But I wish I could have this desire all the time.

As you can see, over the past couple of weeks I haven't been posting partly because I haven't been reading. I've been struggling with my desire to read. I know my walk with the Lord should not be reflected by my emotions or if I feel like reading, but I've had the desire ripped out of me for some reason. I've been trying to get back my desire to seek the Lord earnestly, but it seems to come and goes some days. But I feel like this week will be beneficial to my walk.

Here's a verse that I read this morning that spoke to me this morning, especially since I've been struggling. Hope it speaks to you like it spoke to me.

Romans 5:1-5

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

Have a great day!