Job 4:7
Have you ever seen destruction come to an upright man? or when were the god-fearing ever cut off?
have you ever seen disruption come on up
the question of one of the people who
came to comfort job have you ever seen
disruption come on an upright man and
actually now we can answer this question
simply by saying yes how about Jesus
after job
how about job look around you
yes it happens the enemy tests ma’am for
that reason the Lord in his testing went
through his testing so that he might be
an example to those who are tested and
so that we might have a high priest who
has been tested like any other man even
though he was without sin so no man can
claim well this only happens to me
because maybe I did Jesus was without
sin yet was tested he is our high priest
who knows better than anyone else what
it is to be tested when you have done
nothing wrong when you have just
followed the word of the Lord as job did
as Joe did have you ever seen
destruction come on an upright man yes
job for job for I pray I pray that
whenever you see someone nearly
destroyed broken up broken down laying
by the side of the road you may not
think well God has destroyed it but that
you may know that sometimes sometimes
upright man come to destruction just
because they are being tested just
because they are upright man it is not
always by the curse of God or by being
sinful that man come to destruction
it is also simply by the testing of the
enemy I pray that you might have that
mercy the mercy to help them no matter
how destroyed they may seem because one
thing is true whether it is by a curse
of God that they are destroyed none none
a righteous in and of themselves all
fall short of the glory of God so all
deserve mercy God gave all mercy so that
some might turn to him and I pray that
you might have that mercy that was in
Jesus to give mercy to all so that some
my turn to Him blessed be our Lord who
has mercy on all who Sun shines on the
good and evil in Jesus mighty name
amen blessed bureau let us do a reading
as we continue through the test of job a
man without blame the Lord said have you
considered my servant Joe and he was
tested because the enemy said well job
is without blame because you cover him
in all things so to prove a point to
teach the enemy was allowed to touch Joe
blessed be our Lord and may we all be
able to stand in a day of testing in
that evil day as job stood without
letting sin come out of our lips
blessed be our Lord let us do a reading
Lord give us your word speak with your
voice speak into the hearts of those who
are under the power of your voice in
Jesus mighty name amen Joe for verse 1
and Elif as the team a night maid answer
and sad if one says a word will it be a
weariness to you but who is able to keep
from saying what is in his mind truly
you have been a helper to others and you
have made feeble hands strong he was
near to falling has been lifted up by
your words and you have Givens ranked to
Banta knees but now it has come on you
and it is a weariness to you you are
touched by it and your mind is troubled
it’s not your fear of God your support
and your upright way of life your hope
have you ever seen destruction come to
an upright man or when were the
god-fearing ever cut off what I have
seen is that those by whom trouble has
been blowed and evil planted get the
same for themselves by the breath of God
destruction takes them and by the wind
of his wrath they are cut off
do the noise of the line and the
sounding of his voice may be loud the
teeth of the young lions are broken the
old lion comes to his end for need of
food and a young of the sea lions go
wandering in all directions a word was
given to me secretly and a low sound of
it came to my ears in trouble thoughts
from visions of the night
whence deep sleep comes on man fear came
on me and shaking and my bones were full
of trouble and a breath was moving over
my face the hair of my flesh became
stiff something was present before me
but I was not able to see it clearly
there was a form before my eyes a quiet
voice came to my ears
saying may a man be upright before God
or a man be clean before his maker truly
he puts no faith in his servants and he
sees error in his angels how much more
those living in houses of Earth whose
bases are in the dust they are crushed
more quickly than an insect between
morning and evening they are completely
broken they come to an end forever and
no one takes know if their tent cord is
pulled up do they not come to an end and
without wisdom the comforter of Job is
implying that he has only seen evil
things be brought down even though those
things were done
see but what happened to job is in part
how salvation is given to men a
blameless one was sacrifice lost
everything
was nailed on the cross to test our
faith to show us faith his disciples
were scattered in all directions just as
the story of the lion and the young sea
lions remember we are the bride he is
the groom the old lion joke for verse 11
the old lion comes to his end for need
of food and a young of the sea lions and
a young of the sea lion go wandering in
all directions yet yet what that word
eyed was his flesh and not his spirit
what was afflicted what God allowed to
be afflicted of job was his flesh and
his goods things made from dust but not
his spirit for the spirit of man is
created by God God is spirit Jesus is
Lord the enemy cannot destroy spirit
isn’t the word of the Lord be not afraid
of him who can destroy the flesh but be
fearful
who can destroy the soul the spirit
there is a separation between spirit and
flesh and what job the story of job and
a story of Jesus are teaching us hand
Genesis is that man was created a living
spirit and then formed from the dust of
the earth but whatever happens to that
thing which was formed from dust has no
bearing on the Spirit on the soul God is
spirit and that dust that image in which
he came Jesus God with us
no it was crucified no it was buried it
came back to life for life is in the
spirit blessed be our Lord and me at
all times when you see someone trodden
down broken up rotting away in the dust
its flesh rotting that you may remind
yourself and be christ-like comfort him
not with woe what have you done that
you’re down here no this is but flesh
you and I are spirit the same spirit
working in different ways through all
blessed be our Lord and may you be able
to see that spirit at all times in Jesus
mighty name amen blessed be your own