EPHESIANS 1:
15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, 16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, 19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
| DAY 8—Job’s First Confession of Faith: A Frustration for the Devil—Job 1:21 |
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The Book of Job tells the story of a man who lost everything, except his wife and his underlying faith. We might wonder if he could have wished to lose his wife also. She mocked his faith. They lost their sons, their daughters, their cattle, their servants, their wealth—and he lost his health. From behind the scenes, we learn it was all the design of Satan who challenged God concerning Job.
But Job’s final triumph was that he remained a worshiper of the Lord. We can learn this secret also as we take the bare Word of God and allow it to speak to our hearts. We follow Job’s story as it begins in chapter 1.
Job 1:18-19—While he was yet speaking, there came also another (messenger), and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house: And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, (the Lord) And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: 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.
dear father, hope has grown weak in my heart. I take a stand against the things that have brought an attack on my faith. I refuse to allow unbelief to rule in my heart. Forgive me for my time of doubt and worry. Cleanse my mind from the negative thoughts that have worked their way into me. I confess they shall not have a place in me any longer.
Now, FATHER, I call these names before You. In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I loose them from the satanic hold that has tried to rule them. I loose them from worry and from negativity. Please draw their hearts up close to Your heart.
A Resolution to Walk with a Perfect Heart within One’s
Own Household—Psalm 101:1-3a
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