This is the story of VICTORY through faith.

It started through a confrontation between God and Satan the devil regarding Job who is the man of God on earth. Contending that Job’s piety is only for protection of his Prosperity, Satan dares God to put Job in his power. With confidence in Job, God accepts the challenge but defines the limits and one of these is not to kill Job. Satan is released to test Job’s virtue.

Here’s the story of Job of the bible.

There lived in the land of Uz a man named Job – a good man who feared God and stayed away from evil. He had a large family of seven sons and three daughters and was immensely wealthy, for he owned 7,000 sheeps, 3000 camels, 500 teams of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and employed many servants. He was, in fact, the richest cattleman in that entire area.

Every year when Job’s sons had birthdays, they invited their brothers and sisters to their homes for a celebration. On these occasions they would eat and drink with great merriment. When these birthday parties ended, – and sometimes they lasted several days – Job would summon his children to him and sanctify them, getting up early in the morning and offering a burnt offering for each of them. For Job said, “Perhaps my sons have sinned and turned away from God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular practice.

One day as the angels came to present themselves before the Lord, Satan, the Accuser, came with them. “Where have you come from?” the Lord asked Satan. And Satan replied, “From earth, where I’ve been watching everything that’s going on.”

THE TEST OF FAITH

Time came when Job’s faith was tested. God persuaded Satan to test Job – to harm him without any cause. He said to Satan, “You may do anything you like with his wealth, but don’t harm him physically.“

TRAGEDY STRUCK JOB

1. He loses fortune and family.
 
2. He loses health and home.

3. And, loses fame and friends.

Job’s three friends came to console him. But they insisted the man’s plight can only be a punishment for personal wrongdoing and invitation from God to repent. But their opinions were all wrong. They had not been right in what they had said.

RESTORATION

When Job appealed to God, God told him to offer prayers for his friends. When Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his WEALTH and HAPPINESS! In fact, the Lord gave him twice as much as before!

Then all of his brothers, sisters, and former friends arrived and feasted with him in his home, consoling him because of all the trials the Lord had brought upon him. And each of them brought him a gift of money and a gold ring.

So the Lord blessed Job at the end of his life more than at the beginning. For now he had 14,000 sheeps, 6000 camels, 1000 teams of oxen, and 1000 female donkeys.

God also gave him seven more sons and three more daughters. And in all the land there were no other girls as lovely as the daughters of Job.

Job lived 140 years after that, living to see his grandchildren and great-grandchildren too. Then at last he died, an old man, after living a long, good life.

Source: The Book of Job