JOB; FRUSTRATOR OF SATAN

Job 1:8 Then the Lord said to Satan, ‘Have you considered my servant, Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?”

Yes, Satan was frustrated.  He had been roaming to and fro in the earth, because that is what Satan does.  He had been wreaking havoc on lives, preying on hearts and mines and destroying everything in his path.  BUT, suddenly he had come to an impenetrable hedge; an invisible force shield…he couldn’t see it but he knew it was there.

Job 1:1 There was a man in the Land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil.

This man, JOB…could there be any one more frustrating to Satan’s plans.  None of his tricks were working.  This “PARAGON OF VIRTUE;” this man, Job dealt fairly in the marketplace, passed along wisdom rather than judgment to those who sought him out, loved his wife and children faithfully and even offered sacrifices daily to the one true God.  Satan couldn’t find a hint of slander or gossip to spread.  YES, SATAN WAS FRUSTRATED!

Job 1:6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord and Satan also came among them.

AND…if that wasn’t enough, Satan had received a “Summons from Heaven” to appear before God.   Nothing good could come from this day. 

SURE ENOUGH…right after the exchange of a few pleasantries… “Where have you been?”  “What have you been up to lately?”  God hits Satan right in the “gut of his frustrations.”

Job 1:8 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant, Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?”

WAY TO RUB IT IN…POUR SALT IN THE WOUND…

Are you IN COMPLIANCE WITH or are you FRUSTRATING the attempts of Satan? You could be the topic of a conversation taking place in Heaven today.  Perhaps at this very minute God is holding up your “homework paper,” the one with the big A+, and saying, “SATAN, HAVE YOU CONSIDERED MY SERVANT….?”

BUT I’M NOT JOB; I’M NOT THAT GOOD… why would Satan ever have a conversation regarding my life?  How can I become a FRUSTRATOR OF SATAN?

Satan already has his eye on you because…You are a child of God and you are filled with His Spirit.  Now to becoming a FRUSTRATOR IN CHIEF…begin by allowing the Holy Spirit to produce fruit in your life.  There is nothing that is more frustrating to Satan than a COMMITTED man or woman who FOLLOWS after the Spirit and EXHIBITS an abundance of fruit in their daily life.

Galatians 5:22-23 But the Fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.  Against such there is no law.

BEGIN YOUR NEW ROLE TODAY…Start with LOVE; work on it…REALLY, INTENTIONALLY allow the Spirit to produce LOVE in and through you, today.  Then tomorrow, add JOY; the next day, PEACE; then…..

I PROMISE YOU…after 9 days of exercising the Fruit of the Spirit, you will be healthier, happier and a card carrying “FRUSTRATOR OF SATAN.”