There Was A Day

Good day! I’m Duane Matz and this is Today’s Living Word.

 

So many lessons to learn from this first chapter of Job! One of my favorites is found in verse 6!

 

Job 1:6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them.

 

‘There was a day”

 

The phrase is equivalent to ““there was a time when” …. I find myself using that phrase every time I’m golfing. “There was a time when  I could reach that green in two hitting from the white tees, now, it takes at least 4  from the gold (seniors)

 

Here in Job, we ascertain that there was a time when God allowed Satan to come into His presence, a time when Satan had God’s ear. And he used it to accuse believers like Job, or any other person of faith of sin!

 

But guess what, those days are long gone! Satan no longer has God’s ear!

Re 12:10 Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, "Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down.

 

What day was this? Likely Pentecost when the power of Christ (The Holy Spirit) was poured out on believers.

Satan may still have our ears as he accuses us of our sins, but because of our God-given faith in Jesus, God’s not listening. It’s like God put s His Holy fingers in His ears, while singing la la la la. HE IS NOT LISTENING TO THE DEVIL!

It’s important that you and I know the difference between accusing and convicting! The devil accuses, the Holy Spirit convicts.

 

One drives us away from the cross, the other draws us near.

 

The accuser seeks to paint you unworthy of eternal life because of your sins, while the Holy Spirit seeks to remind us of our sins, and leads us to the cross of Christ. He leads us away from the despairing accusations of the devil, to the consolation of the Holy Spirit who says,

1Jo 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Believe it my brother, my sister, God is not listening to the devil.

I’m Duane Matz and that’s Today’s Living Word