God Knows Everything That Affects His People

 Satan had done his worst to God's servant, Job, in his attempt to get him to deny the goodness of God and curse the Lord to His face. This afflicted man had lost all his worldly wealth, his ten adult children, his wife's respect, and the esteem he enjoyed from the local community. Nevertheless, his faith in God never faltered. Satan had used the full extent of his devilish power to confound this man of God, but every attempt had failed.
 Just as Satan falsely accused Job and even made blasphemous accusations against our righteous God, he has accused the people of God down through millennia of time and continues to be the accuser of Christians today. However, his ability is restricted, Satan is unable to do anything to us without God's permission, the Lord places certain limitations on the evil he is permitted to perform.
 God Knows Everything That Affects His People. His desire for each one of us is that we grow in grace, mature in the faith, hold fast to the truth, and prosper in all we do, but there are times when the enemy is permitted to test us and cause our faith to be severely challenged, just as he tested Job. What a glorious blessing that Jesus is our great High Priest Who ever lives to intercede on our behalf, when Satan makes his cruel accusations.
“Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give all he has for his own life.

Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank You for the insight the book of Job gives about the spiritual war that has been raging in heavenly places since the fall of man in the garden of Eden and that You are sovereign over all Your creation, including Satan. Thank You for the many examples of men of faith who resisted the devil, and stood firm in the evil days. We pray that like Job, Paul, Peter, and others, we too would stand firm in the truth of the gospel of God and trust in Your unfailing love. Thank You that we have been equipped with the whole armor of God and that His grace is sufficient to deal with all the fiery darts of the evil one. Thank You for our position in Christ, and we pray that we would live and work to honor Your name. In Jesus' name we Pray, AMEN.