The Heart of a Princess
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Feb. 22, 2009
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Hope and Fear and Love.
The wisdom of God is unfathomable.
No, I'm not simply quoting something I have read in some devotional nor am I some great preacher or evangelist. I really find His wisdom fascinating and terrifying in all points. I'll give an example. In Job 1 Satan actually goes to God with the sons of God (angels) to report his goings and comings and God points out His servant Job. Now this is the lord of the earth, who at this point has free reign over the elements and isn't in any way contained (and he's certainly not being at all humble about it.). But God is just, He knows His servant Job will retain his faith. He also knows what's on Satan's mind.
"..the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord. In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly."
Job believed God was in control and he trusted, but even so feared. His sons were dead, his household utterly thrown into mourning and upheaval, and yet he trusted an all powerful God would not deal deceitfully with him in any way. Even when his "friends" wrongfully told him these things were God's doing. (ch.12 v.9) God was not to blame either, he had allowed this to happen, but it was a test to Job not a punishment. It was humans under Satans influence that chose to destroy his family. But this tragety confused even Job, a man God says in v.1 is "a perfect and upright man, one that feareth God and ensheweth evil".
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