BELIEVER IN CHRIST AS MY BEST FRIEND

20  Then Job arose and  tore his  robe and  shaved his head  and fell on the ground and worshiped.   21  And he said,  “Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I  return. The  Lord   gave, and the  Lord  has taken away;  blessed be the name of the  Lord .” 22  In all this Job did not sin or charge God with  wrong.

Satan Takes Job's Property and Children 13  Now there was a day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house,   14  and there came a messenger to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them,   15  and  the Sabeans fell upon them and took them and struck down the servants [ c ]  with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”   16  While he was yet speaking, there came another and said,  “The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”   17  While he was yet speaking, there came another and said,  “The Chaldeans formed  three groups and made a raid on the camels and took them and struck down the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”   18  While he was yet speaking, there came another and said,  “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest

Satan Allowed to Test Job 6  Now there was a day when  the sons of God came to present themselves before the  Lord , and  Satan [ b ]  also came among them.   7  The  Lord  said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Satan answered the  Lord  and said, “From  going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.”   8  And 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, who fears God and turns away from evil?”   9  Then Satan answered the  Lord  and said, “Does Job fear God for no reason?   10  Have you not put  a hedge around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have  blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.   11  But  stretch out your hand and  touch all that he has, and he will  curse you  to your face.”   12  And the  Lord  said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your hand. Only against him do not stretch out your

Job's Character and Wealth 1  There was a man in the land of  Uz whose name was  Job, and that man was  blameless and upright, one who  feared God and  turned away from evil.   2  There were born to him  seven sons and three daughters.   3  He possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys, and very many servants, so that this man was the greatest of all  the people of the east.   4  His sons used to go and hold a feast in the house of each one on his day, and they would send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.   5  And when the days of the feast had run their course, Job would send and  consecrate them, and he would rise early in the morning and  offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, “It may be that my children have sinned, and  cursed [ a ]  God in their hearts.” Thus Job did continually.

HEAL ME OH LORD ! AND I WILL BE HEALED SAVE ME AND I WILL BE SAVED FOR YOU ARE THE ONE I PRAISE. FATHER GOD YOU GUIDE ME ALONG THE WAY AND I SHALL NEVER STRAY, YOU ARE THE BEGINNING AND THE ENDING. MY HOPE FOR TOMORROW. I GIVE YOU GLORY HONOR AND PRAISE FROM DAY TO DAY, YOU SUSTAIN ME AND KEEP ME IN MT RIGHT MIND.  IT IS NOT MY WILL O LORD! BUT LET YOUR WILL BE DONE, YOU AND THE FATHER ARE ONE TODAY FOREVER AND ALWAYS. PRAISE YE AND GLORIFY THE LORD WHO IS THE ALPHA AND OMEGA .