Job II

Hello again :)
So on to Job two... The beginning of it starts out the same as the first chapter. Job is STILL blameless and God still says "have you seen My servant Job?" Satan replies, and you can tell he's agitated from being wrong, that of course Job is still blameless, you haven't done anything to his body! I think many of us would have cursed God from taking everything from us...but Job didn't. And so Satan has to try harder. He goes and gives Job sores all over his body. And on top of that, he has to listen to his wife who tells him to curse God and die.
I think this guy is going through a lot.
But then he says yet another profound thing. He says, "Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?"
Do you realize what he's saying here? What he's not only saying, but living out? He trusts God. That God knows what He's doing. And he knows that God has a plan, and therefore Job is going to stick it out and love God anyway.
Who does that? Not many people. Our culture tells us, even from a young age, "if this person doesn't benefit you anymore, or is hurting you, you shouldn't be friends with them [much less love them.]" That's not what God says! God loves us even though we constantly hurt Him. And He asks us to do the same for His beloved children that we encounter. We aren't here for ourselves, we're here to serve and bring God glory. And boy did Job bring God glory in all this!
Another thing I think is cool is Job's friends. Even though they eventually start saying that he did things wrong and almost get kind of nasty tirades him, they travel a ling way to comfort him. I think they were wise when they offered their silent comfort most though; it's nice to be around friends and have a comfortable silence. Sometimes things don't need to be said. But, there's always times when things do.