Hast Thou Considered My Servant?

And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? -Job 1:8

The question was not posed to Job. The question was not asked in the presence of Job. Job had no knowledge of or the reasoning behind the question. Job had no clue the conversation between God Almighty and Satan was even happening. But, this question would forever change the life of Job. Soon thereafter, misery, sorrow, pain, and loss would take Job in hand and try to squeeze every bit of peace, happiness, and joy from his soul. Perhaps, not knowing the reason why was the worst part of it.

Job was the richest man in the east. He had seven sons, three daughters, seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred donkeys, and the Bible also says he had a very great household. He was blessed beyond measure. But one day, messenger after messenger brought disastrous news that everything he had held dear was lost and gone. His family was dead. Servants were dead. Sheep, oxen, donkeys were dead. Even by the time the last messenger had left, Job had broken out into a severe form of leprosy. Friends mocked him. His own wife told him to curse God and die. But Job kept the faith.

"Hast thou considered my servant Job," God asked. What a wonderful question! Imagine God Himself posing the question about you, "Hast thou considered my servant [insert your name here]." Amen!

God said there was none like Job. He was perfect and upright, feared God and hated evil. Blameless. Consider Job. Consider yourself. Although there is none like Job, what kind of servant are you? Are you blameless? Do you fear God? Do you hate evil? Would you have cursed God? Consider yourself.

We should strive to be perfect and upright in the sight of God. We should press on through troubles and trials knowing that all things work to the good of them that love the Lord. We should not grow faint or weary knowing that each step we take is ordained by God. We should consider how we run the race, so when we face the Lord that He might say, "Well done, my good and faithful servant." We should want to please the Lord as much as Job did, so God might ask, "Hast thou considered my servant?"