Leviathan Part 2: Like Poking the Devil With A Stick

 

Leviathan Part 2

 

The first mention of the “Leviathan” found in Scripture is in Job 3:8, ”May those curse it who curse the day, Those who are ready to arouse Leviathan.”

Job was basically cursing the day he was born, to say he was dissatisfied with his current painful situation would be an understatement! But why bring Leviathan into it?

 

Again, we have already established that Leviathan is nothing to mess with. This creature lived in the sea and perhaps the best way to describe it is to liken to a rather large sea serpent with impenetrable scales. You don’t want to awaken this creature. You don’t want to do things that set this creature in motion.

This creature is a personification of the devil, and you don’t want to do things that set him in motion either! One of his calling cards is preying on those who are dissatisfied with life as is. When we start grumbling about things, it’s like taking a stick and poking the devil, and he is more than happy to pursue your dissatisfaction to his ends, namely separating you from God.

 

He starts by casting doubt into our hearts about God. He says to the Eve in all of us, “Did God really say?” Ge 3:1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Has God indeed said, 'You shall not eat of every tree of the garden'?" 2 And the woman said to the serpent, "We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden; 3 "but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, 'You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.'" 4 Then the serpent said to the woman, "You will not surely die. 5 "For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." 6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.

And Eve, suddenly finds herself dissatisfied with the current arrangement, and goes for the forbidden fruit.

 

Beware of dissatisfaction and discontent. When it starts to show up in your life, it’s like poking the devil, so he can get to his work of trying to separate you from the love of God. It’s like he says, “Hmmmmm, got me a live one here.” And he seeks to use your discontent to drive a wedge between you and God.

The Apostle Paul knew how important contentment is and said in Php 4:11, “for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content:” and in 1Ti 6:6, we are reminded, “ Now godliness with contentment is great gain.

 

Don’t wish your life were different. That’s like poking a sleeping Leviathan with a stick. Such wishful thinking is covetousness and covetousness is the sin of idolatry! Col 3:5 Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

Rather learn to be thankful no matter your lot and heed the advice found in 1Th 5:16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”