Feb. 05, 2023

Job 1:1-5

“Consistent”

1. Introducing Job

A. Uz- undefined area in the East

B. Blessed to say the least (vs. 2, 3)

C. Greatest of the East

D. Family Harmony (vs. 4, 5)

2. What We Can see and what God sees

Ezekiel 14:13-14

Literally “Complete and Straight”

A. Blameless

Job 1:8

Job 2:3

B. Upright

C. More Completeness (v. 5)

3. Decisions

“Much of our difficulty as seeking Christians stems from our unwillingness to take God as He is and adjust our lives accordingly. “AW Tozer, Pursuit of God, 101.

A. Feared God

Genesis 22:12

Psalm 2:11

Psalm 111:10

Proverbs 1:7

2 Corinthians 5:11

Acts 5:11

Job 28:28

Job 6:14

B. Turned Away from Evil

1 Peter 1:14-19

Leviticus 19:1-2

Reflection:

1. What are you doing to prepare for suffering and/or difficulty in your life?

2. How are your experiencing the fear of God properly in your life and what impact is that having on your life?

Follow Up in the Word Through the Week…

Monday: Read: Psalm 111:10

What effect should the fear of the Lord have on our lives according to this verse?

Tuesday: Read: Proverbs 1:7

What effect should the fear of the Lord have on our lives according to this verse?

Wednesday: Read: 2 Corinthians 5:11

What effect did the fear of the Lord have on Paul and his team according to this verse?

Thursday: Read: Acts 5:1-11

What took place in these verses to cause the church to fear? 

Friday: Read: 1 Peter 1:14-19

What is the basis of our holiness according to Peter’s call for us to be holy as Christians?

Saturday: Read: Job 6:14

In Job’s rebuttal to his friends, what is complaint about his friends and what is the effect of it in their lives? When you consider the fear of the Lord and the lack of respect that often is present around us how can this verse help us to understand the way this can easily take place?