Satan challenges God by saying that Job is only faithful because of the blessings God has given him. God allows Satan to take Job's possessions and children but not harm Job. Messengers tell Job that raiders have taken his livestock and servants, and a wind has killed his children. Job tears his clothes and worships God, saying "The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away" without blaming God.

2. One day the angels came to
show themselves before
the LORD, and Satan was with
them. The LORD said to Satan,
“Where have you come from?”
Satan answered the LORD,
“I have been wandering
around the earth, going back
and forth in it.”

3. Then the LORD said to Satan,
“Have you noticed my servant
Job? No one else on earth is
like him. He is an honest and
innocent man, honoring God
and staying away from evil.”

4. But Satan answered the LORD,
“Job honors God for a good
reason. You have put a wall
around him, his family, and
everything he owns. You have
blessed the things he has
done. His flocks and herds are
so large they almost cover the
land. But reach out your hand
and destroy everything he
has, and he will curse you to
your face.”

5. The LORD said to Satan,
“All right, then. Everything
Job has is in your power,
but you must not touch Job
himself.”
Then Satan left the LORD’s
presence.

6. One day Job’s sons and
daughters were eating and
drinking wine together at the
oldest brother’s house. A
messenger came to Job and
said, “The oxen were plowing
and the donkeys were eating
grass nearby, when the
Sabeans attacked and carried
them away. They killed the
servants with swords, and I am
the only one who escaped to
tell you!”

7. The messenger was still
speaking when another
messenger arrived and said,
“Lightning from God fell from
the sky. It burned up the
sheep and the servants, and I
am the only one who escaped
to tell you!”

8. The second messenger was
still speaking when another
messenger arrived and said,
“The Babylonians sent three
groups of attackers that swept
down and stole your camels
and killed the servants. I am
the only one who escaped to
tell you!”

9. The third messenger was still
speaking when another
messenger arrived and said,
“Your sons and daughters
were eating and drinking wine
together at the oldest
brother’s house. Suddenly a
great wind came from the
desert, hitting all four corners
of the house at once. The
house fell in on the young
people, and they are all dead.
I am the only one who
escaped to tell you!”

10. When Job heard this, he got
up and tore his robe and
shaved his head to show how
sad he was. Then he bowed
down to the ground to
worship God. He said:

11. “I was naked when I was born,
and I will be naked when I die.
The LORD gave these things to me,
and he has taken them away.
Praise the name of the LORD.”

12. In all this Job did not sin or blame God.
Job 1:8-22

13. HONEST FAITH

14. Unwanted Companion

15. To live is to suffer, to survive
is to find some meaning in the
suffering.
Fredrich Nietzsche

16. Moralist
I must not be GOOD ENOUGH
Cynic
This proves God DOESN’T EXIST

17. Faith is not opposed to
reason, but sometimes it is
opposed to feelings and
appearances.
Trust His

18. God is too good to be
unkind,
So When you don’t
understand
When you don't see His
plan,
When you can't trace His
hand
Trust His Heart.

19. Faith is not opposed to
reason, but sometimes it is
opposed to feelings and
appearances.
Trust His
Lean on
Build on

20. All death can now do
to Christians is to
make their lives
infinitely better.

21. “Our cause is never
more in danger than
when a human, no
longer desiring, but
still intending, to
do our Enemy’s
[God’s] will, looks
round upon a universe
from which every
trace of Him seems to
have vanished, and
asks why he has been
forsaken, and still

22. He went away a second time
and prayed, “My Father, if it
is not possible for this cup
to be taken away unless I
drink it, may your
will be done.” Matt 26:42

24. I am STRONGER because I had to be.
I am SMARTER because of my mistakes,
I am HAPPIER because of the sadness I have
known.
I am more LOVING because I have known
loneliness.
I am WISER because I trust God’s heart.