• Thought on Today's Verse:

Not only did Job himself fear God and shun evil, but he also often offered burnt offerings for his sons and daughters, fearful that they had sinned against God. Jehovah God’s assessment of Job was “There is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that fears God, and eschews evil.” It can be seen that Job was the only one who was approved of by God at that time. Though possessed of many assets, Job believed that the feasting of his sons and daughters was a sin against God, so he not only didn’t join his sons and daughters but also prayed for them.

There’s a passage about Job in God’s words: “Where the Bible describes the feasting of Job’s sons and daughters, there is no mention of Job; it is said only that his sons and daughters often ate and drank together. In other words, he did not hold feasts, nor did he join his sons and daughters in eating extravagantly. Though affluent and possessed of many assets and servants, Job’s life was not a luxurious one. He was not beguiled by his superlative living environment, and he did not, because of his wealth, gorge himself on the enjoyments of the flesh or forget to offer burnt offerings, and much less did it cause him to gradually shun God in his heart. Evidently, then, Job was disciplined in his lifestyle, was not greedy or hedonistic as a result of God’s blessings to him, and he did not fixate upon quality of life. Instead, he was humble and modest, he was not given to ostentation, and he was cautious and careful before God. He often gave thought to God’s graces and blessings, and was continually fearful of God. In his daily life, Job often rose early to offer burnt offerings for his sons and daughters. In other words, not only did Job himself fear God, but he also hoped that his children would likewise fear God and not sin against God. Job’s material wealth held no place within his heart, nor did it replace the position held by God; whether for his own sake or his children’s, Job’s daily actions were all connected to fearing God and shunning evil. His fear of Jehovah God did not stop at his mouth, but was something he put into action and reflected in each and every part of his daily life.”

We should fear God and shun evil like Job. If we get lost in the vortex of seeking money, fame and fortune, and material enjoyments, and toss aside the way of fearing God and shunning evil, we will have no place for God in our hearts. Once we stray from God, we will live in torment without reliance, not knowing how to face things in life, both great and small. If we stray from God, we won’t know how to differentiate between the positive and the negative, and then we will easily do evil and resist God.