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3. If it were true that the Devildetermines and sends evils, I woulddespair!a. I would despair because if thedevil has control over things inthis world and in my life, thatwould mean that God is notabsolutely sovereign.b. I would despair because thismakes God weak. He cannotstop the devil from sendingthese evils on me. All He cando is watch.c. But I would especially despairbecause this would mean Icould lose my salvation. If thedevil has power to send evilson me, then he also has powerto snatch me away from Godaltogether.d. What a hopeless andfrightening thing to say thatGod sends the good things,and the devil sends the evilthings.4. The book of <strong>Job</strong> makes very clearthat Satan does not do what hehimself wants.a. He is not an independentdevil, with independentpowers, who actsindependently.b. He did not do as he wanted to<strong>Job</strong>. He could only do whatGod said - no more (<strong>Job</strong> 2:6).c. He does not and cannot dowhat he pleases to us. Godcontrols and limits him.5. Thus, no matter what happens tous, we say what <strong>Job</strong> did: “This isfrom hand of God!”C. There is another significant truth that <strong>Job</strong>confessed in verse 10.1. <strong>Job</strong> mentioned we can expect toreceive both good & evil from God.a. He understood that God, in Hissovereignty, is under noobligation to send us onlygood things. God does nothave to make our lives onlypleasant and easy.b. God has every right also tosend us “evils.” He has everyright to make our livesdifficult. He has every right tonaghahatid ng mga kasamaan, ako aymawawalan na ng pag-asa!a. Ako ay mawawalan ng pag-asa dahil kungang diablo ang may kontrol sa lahat ng mgabagay sa sanlibutang ito at sa buhay ko, ibigsabihin ang <strong>Dios</strong> ay hindi talaga soberano.b. Ako ay mawawalan ng pag-asa, dahilpinahihina nito ang <strong>Dios</strong>. Hindi <strong>Ni</strong>yamapigilan ang diablo mula sa pagpapadalang mga kasamaang ito sa akin. Atmagagawa lang <strong>Ni</strong>ya ay manood.c. Pero lalo akong mawawalan ng pag-asa dahilibig sabihin nito, ang kaligtasan ko aymaaaring mawala. Kung ang diablo ay maykapangyarihang maghatid ng kasamaan saakin, ibig sabihin mayroon din siyangkapangyarihang agawin ako mula sa kamayng <strong>Dios</strong>.d. Isang walang pag-asa at nakakatakot nabagay ang sabihing ang <strong>Dios</strong> ang nagpapadalang mabubuting mga bagay, at angdiablo ang nagdadala naman ngmasasamang mga bagay.4. Ginawang napakalinaw ng aklat ng <strong>Job</strong> na hindimagagawa ni Satanas ang maibigan niyanggawin.a. Hindi siya malayang diablo, na maymalayang kapangyarihan, na kumikilos ngmalaya.b. Hindi niya magagawa ang nais niya kay <strong>Job</strong>.<strong>Ang</strong> magagawa niya lang ay kung ano angsabihin ng <strong>Dios</strong> - wala nang iba pa (<strong>Job</strong> 2:6).c. Hindi niya magagawa kung ano angmakakasiya sa atin. <strong>Ang</strong> <strong>Dios</strong> ang maykontrol at natatakda ng hangganan niya.5. Kaya nga, anoman ang nangyayari sa atin,masasabi natin kung ano ang ginawa ni <strong>Job</strong>: “Itoay mula sa kamay ng <strong>Dios</strong>!”C. May isa pang mahalagang katotohanang ipinahayag si<strong>Job</strong> sa talatang 10.1. Nabanggit ni <strong>Job</strong> na tayo ay makakaasa ng kapwamabuti at masamang bagay buhat sa <strong>Dios</strong>.a. Nauunawaan niyang ang <strong>Dios</strong>, sa pagigingsoberano nito, ay walang pananagutangmagpadala sa atin ng mabubuting mgabagay lamang. Hindi kailangang gawingmadali at kaayaaya ng <strong>Dios</strong> ang ating mgabuhay.b. <strong>Ang</strong> <strong>Dios</strong> din ay may karapatang maghatidsa atin ng “kasamaan.” Siya ay may lubosna karapatan para gawing mahirap ang atingmga buhay. Siya ay may karapatan upanggawing mahirap ang buhay natin.c. At kaya naman tayo ay walang mgaPage 5 of 8
make us suffer.c. And we therefore have noright to expect only goodthings, and never bad things.2. We often forget this. And that isusually when we struggle most withaffliction.a. We have the idea that weshould have a trouble-free life.A life of only joy and pleasure.A life with no problems – or atleast only very few.b. We have the idea that Godshould be treating us betterthan He is. We say: “I don’tdeserve my life to be sodifficult. Other people perhapsdo – but not me.”3. But the reality is that we deserveevery bit of suffering we receivefrom God, and more.a. For God is the almightyCreator, and we are only dust.God made us, and He may dowith us whatever He wants.b. And more significantly, we sinagainst God.(1) He is always good to us.He is gracious & forgives.(2) But we still keep sinningagainst Him. We oftencommit the sin He justforgave.c. Especially because of our sins,we deserve greater sufferingsthan we have. If God were tomake our lives like <strong>Job</strong>’s life,we would have no basis forcomplaining!4. It is good for us to remember thiswhen we are afflicted. If we do, byGod’s grace that will certainly helpus deal with our afflictions.karapatang umasa lamang ng mabubutingmga bagay, at hindi kasama angmasasamang mga bagay.2. Madalas nating makalimutan ito. At madalasnangyayari iyan kapag tayo ay humaharap sapaghihirap.a. May kaisipan kasi tayo na dapat tayo aymaging malaya sa anomang kaguluhan sabuhay. Buhay ng kagalakan at kasiyahan.Buhay na walang mga problema – o sanakahit kakaunti lang.b. May kaisipan kasi tayo na dapat magingmabuti ang pakikitungo sa atin ng <strong>Dios</strong> ngtulad <strong>Ni</strong>ya. Ating sinasabi: “Hindi nararapatsa akin ang napakahirap na buhay. Sigurosa iba puwede pa – pero hindi ako.”3. Pero ang katotohanan, ang bawat pagdurusa aynararapat nating matanggap ng higit pa rito mulasa <strong>Dios</strong>.a. Dahil ang <strong>Dios</strong> ay makapangyarihangManlilikha, at tayo ay mga alabok lamang.<strong>Ni</strong>lalang tayo ng <strong>Dios</strong>, at gagawin <strong>Ni</strong>ya saatin anomang maibigan <strong>Ni</strong>yang gawin.b. At higit na mahalaga sa lahat, tayo aynagkakasala laban sa <strong>Dios</strong>.(1) Siya ay palaging mabuti sa atin. Siyaay mahabagin at mapagpatawad saatin.(2) Pero patuloy pa rin tayong nagkakasalalaban sa Kanya. Madalas nating gawinang kasalanang ipinapatawad na <strong>Ni</strong>yasa atin.c. Lalo na dahil sa ating mga kasalanan, tayoay higit na nararapat sa anomang pagdurusamayroon tayo. Kung gawin man ng <strong>Dios</strong> angating buhay na gaya sa buhay ni <strong>Job</strong>, walapa rin tayong basehan para magreklamo!4. Mabuti sa ating alalahanin ito kapag tayo ay nasakahirapan. Kung gagawin natin ito, sa biyaya ng<strong>Dios</strong>, iyan ay tiyak na makakatulong sa atingharapin ang ating mga paghihirap.III. A WORK OF GOD’S GRACEA. The text states that <strong>Job</strong> “did not sin withhis lips.”1. <strong>Job</strong> did not say anything sinful. Hisspeech was upright before God. Hedid not do what his wife suggested– he did not curse God.2. It would have been easy for <strong>Job</strong> tosin with his words, and to complainIII. Isang Gawang Biyaya ng <strong>Dios</strong>A. Isinasaad ng teksto na “hindi nagkasala ang mga labini <strong>Job</strong>.”1. Walang nasabi na anomang makasalanan si <strong>Job</strong>.<strong>Ang</strong> kanyang pananalita ay matuwid sa harap ng<strong>Dios</strong>. Hindi niya ginawa kung anoman ang ipinayosa kanya ng kanyang asawa – hindi niya isinumpaang <strong>Dios</strong>.2. Madali para kay <strong>Job</strong> ang magkasala sa kanyangPage 6 of 8
against God.a. He could have said: “I don’tdeserve this! I fear God, andhate evil! I am faithful to God.So why has God sent thistrouble on me? God is unfair!”b. From a human point of view, ifanyone could have said this,<strong>Job</strong> could. For he was afaithful believer in all his life.c. But <strong>Job</strong> did not say it. Noranything like it.3. Why not? The only explanation isthe sovereign grace of God in <strong>Job</strong>’slife.B. God’s sovereignty is very much on theforeground here.1. And not only God’s sovereignty overthe devil, and over all the evils inour lives. But also God’s sovereignwork in the heart and life of <strong>Job</strong>when the devil attacked him.a. The devil’s purpose was todrive <strong>Job</strong> away from God. Hewanted to destroy <strong>Job</strong>’s faith,and to cause <strong>Job</strong> to turnagainst and deny God andGod’s goodness to him.b. But the God Who said to thedevil, “You may hurt <strong>Job</strong>,”protected <strong>Job</strong> from the devil’sattacks. He kept <strong>Job</strong> in thefaith. He defended <strong>Job</strong>’s soul.c. God caused <strong>Job</strong> to bevictorious, and the devildefeated.2. We see clearly here the power ofthe grace of God.a. God showed the devil (and ustoo) what His grace can do,and does. God says:(1) “My grace is so powerful,My people won’t stopserving Me just b/c theylose all they possess!”(2) “My grace is so powerful,My people will not denyMe just because I take alltheir children fromthem!”(3) “My grace is so powerful,My people will not curseMe, not even when theyare reduced, by sicknessand extreme suffering, tonothing!”mga pagsasalita, at ang magreklamo laban sa<strong>Dios</strong>.a. Puwede niyang sabihin: “Hindi ito nararapatsa akin! May takot ako sa <strong>Dios</strong>, atnamumuhi ako sa kasamaan! Ako aymatapat sa <strong>Dios</strong>. Bakit ako pinapadalhan ngkaguluhang ito ng <strong>Dios</strong>? Hindimakatarungan ang <strong>Dios</strong>!”b. Mula sa pantaong pananaw, kung masasabiito ng iba, masasabi din ito ni <strong>Job</strong>. Dahil siyaay tapat na mananampalataya sa buo niyangbuhay.c. Pero hindi iyan nasabi ni <strong>Job</strong>. O kahitanomang katulad nito.3. Bakit hindi? <strong>Ang</strong> tanging paliwanag ay angpagiging soberano ng biyaya ng <strong>Dios</strong> sa buhay ni<strong>Job</strong>.B. <strong>Ang</strong> pagka-soberano ng <strong>Dios</strong> ang nangingibabaw dito.1. At hindi lamang ang pagiging soberano ng <strong>Dios</strong> sakasamaan, at sa lahat ng mga kasamaan sa atingmga buhay. Kundi rin ang pagka-soberano ng<strong>Dios</strong> sa puso at buhay ni <strong>Job</strong> nang salakayin siyang diablo.a. <strong>Ang</strong> layunin ng diablo ay upang ilayo si <strong>Job</strong>mula sa <strong>Dios</strong>. Nais kasi niyang wasakin angpananampalataya ni <strong>Job</strong>, at upang bumalingsi <strong>Job</strong> na labanan at itanggi ang <strong>Dios</strong> at angkabutihan ng <strong>Dios</strong> sa kanya.b. Pero ang <strong>Dios</strong> na nagsabi sa diablo na,“Masasaktan mo si <strong>Job</strong>,” ang nag-ingat kay<strong>Job</strong> mula sa pagsalakay ng diablo. Pinangalagaan<strong>Ni</strong>ya ang pananampalataya ni <strong>Job</strong>.Ipinagtanggol <strong>Ni</strong>ya ang kaluluwa ni <strong>Job</strong>.c. <strong>Ang</strong> <strong>Dios</strong> ang dahilan ng katagumpayan ni<strong>Job</strong>, at sa pagkatalo ng diablo.2. Makikita natin ng maliwanag dito ang lakas ngbiyaya ng <strong>Dios</strong>.a. Ipinakita ng <strong>Dios</strong> sa diablo (at sa atin din)kung ano ang magagawa at ginagawa ngbiyaya <strong>Ni</strong>ya. Sinasabi ng <strong>Dios</strong>:(1) “<strong>Ang</strong> biyaya Ko ay makapangyarihan,hindi titigil ang Aking bayan sapaglilingkod sa Akin dahil lang sanawala ang lahat nilang mga pag-aari!”(2) “<strong>Ang</strong> biyaya Ko ay makapangyarihan,hindi Ako itatanggi ng Aking bayandahil lang sa nawala ang lahat nilangmga anak mula sa kanila!”(3) <strong>Ang</strong> biyaya Ko ay makapangyarihan,hindi Ako susumpain ng Aking bayankapag sila ay nagkakasakit at nasamatinding pagdurusa, hanggang samawalan!”Page 7 of 8
. Yes, the grace God gives Hispeople makes them strong inand through Jesus Christ.(1) Christ preserves andkeeps us in our faith.(2) Because of Christ Jesusin us, even when we areunder the most tryingcircumstances, we willstill confess God’s name!3. <strong>Job</strong> did not defeat the devil – Goddid! Thus, God was glorified.Conclusion:1. God, for His own honor and glory, will alsouphold us in all trials of life – by His mightygrace!2. I’m sure you have experienced that in yourlife. I’m sure you have also seen it in the livesof others – you are amazed at how submissiveand trusting they are when they face greatafflictions.3. What a blessing to see and to experience this.We serve a mighty and a faithful God Who willkeep us from cursing Him. Let us thank andpraise Him for that.b. Oo, ang biyaya ng <strong>Dios</strong> ang nagbibigay ngkalakasan sa Kanyang bayan at sapamamagitan ni Jesu Cristo.(1) Pinapangalagaan ni Cristo at iniingatanang ating pananampalataya.(2) Dahil si Cristo Jesus ay kasama natin,kahit tayo man ay nasa ilalim ng mgapangyayari, tayo ay patuloy namagpapahayag ng pangalan ng <strong>Dios</strong>!3. Hindi nagawa ni <strong>Job</strong> na talunin ang diablo – ang<strong>Dios</strong> ang gumawa nito! Kaya nga, ang <strong>Dios</strong> aynaluwalhati.Pagwawakas:1. <strong>Ang</strong> <strong>Dios</strong>, para sa Kanyang karangalan at kaluwalhatian, anghahawak din sa atin sa lahat ng mga pagsubok natin sabuhay – sa pamamagitan ng Kanyang makapangyarihangbiyaya!2. Sigurado akong naranasan mo na iyan sa iyong buhay.Sigurado akong nakita mo na rin ito sa buhay ng iba –namangha ka kung gaano sila nagpapasakop at nagtitiwalakapag kanilang hinaharap ang matinding kahirapan.3. Isang pagpapalang makita at maranasan ito. Tayo aynaglilingkod sa isang makapangyarihan at matapat na <strong>Dios</strong>na Siyang mag-iingat sa atin mula sa pagsumpa natin saKanya. Ating pasalamatan at papurihan Siya para dito.Page 8 of 8
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