Will you praise God no matter what? #2

Ok so last time we talked about Job's personal tragedy where he lost a great deal....children, all his farm animals, and his servants. Gone! How would her survive? What grief...his children were gone! But the bible says in the midst of all this he still worshipped God. So it could not get any worse right? Wrong...look here:

Job 2:1-10

Satan Attacks Job’s Health
2 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord. 2 And the Lord said to Satan, “From where do you come?”

Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it.”

3 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil? And still he holds fast to his integrity, although you incited Me against him, to destroy him without cause.”

4 So Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life. 5 But stretch out Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will surely curse You to Your face!”

6 And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand, but spare his life.”

7 So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord, and struck Job with painful boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. 8 And he took for himself a potsherd with which to scrape himself while he sat in the midst of the ashes.

9 Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die!”

10 But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

What about if your health is taken away? Cancer, disease, just plain old age....are you still praising God??? On top of all that Job's wife wanted him to curse God!!! Noooo! WE must remember this is not our home, we are just passing through! Our home if we are followers of Jesus is in heaven and we are promised nothing of health and material things on this side but oh on the other side....blessings galore!

Thank you Job for your example of staying faithful even in the midst of a big storm! May we all do the same!

Tom