Daily Devotion: Does Job Fear God For Nothing by Charles Spurgeon

Bible Reading: Job 1:1-9 KJV 

Key Verse:  "Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?"
- Job 1:9 KJV

This was the wicked question of Satan, concerning that upright man of old—but there are many in the present day concerning whom it might be asked with justice, for they love God after a fashion, because He prospers them; but if things went badly with them—they would give up all their boasted faith in God. If they can clearly see that since the time of their supposed conversion, the world has gone prosperously with them, then they will love God in their poor carnal way; but if they endure adversity, they rebel against the Lord. Their love is the love of the table, not of the host; a love to the cupboard, not to the master of the house.

As for the true Christian, he expects to have his reward in the next life, and to endure hardness in this life. The promise of the old covenant—is prosperity; but the promise of the new covenant—is adversity. Remember Christ's words, "Every branch that produces fruit," What? "He prunes it, that it may bring forth fruit." If you bring forth fruit—you will have to endure the pruning knife.

"Alas!" you say, "that is a terrible prospect." But this affliction works out such precious results, that the Christian who is the subject of it must learn to rejoice in tribulations, because as his tribulations abound—so his consolations abound by Christ Jesus. Rest assured, if you are a child of God, you will be no stranger to the "rod"! Sooner or later, every bar of gold must pass through the fire. Fear not—but rather rejoice that such fruitful times are in store for you, for in them you will be weaned from earth and made fit for heaven; you will be delivered from clinging to the present world, and made to long for those eternal things which are so soon to be revealed to you. When you feel that as regards the present, you serve God for nothing—you will then rejoice in the infinite reward of the future.

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