An Exemplary Man Who Accepted Correction

Endured Faithfully Under Test

Most Bible readers are familiar with the severe tests that came upon Job.  Satan the Devil had asserted that under trying conditions Job would curse God.  Jehovah accepted this challenge, and without delay Satan brought calamity upon Job.  He lost all his livestock. Worse still, he suffered  the loss of all his children in death.  Shortly thereafter, Satan struck Job with a malignant boil from head to foot. -Job, chapters 1, 2.

What was the outcome?  When his wife urged him to curse God, Job said:  "As one of the senseless women speaks, you speak also.  Shall we accept merely what is good from the true God and not accept what is bad?"  The Bible record adds:  "In all this Job did not sin with his lips."  (Job 2:10)  Yes, Job faithfully endured and thus proved the Devil to be a liar.  May we similarly endure trials and prove that our service to God is motivated by pure love for Jehovah. -Matthew 22:36-38.

Next time: Humbly Accepted Correction

Watchtower, 2000