“Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty: For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: He woundeth, and his hands make whole.”
Job 5:17-18 KJV
Eliphaz, Job’s friend continues to comfort Job, “So, what a blessing when God steps in and corrects you! Mind you, don’t despise the discipline of Almighty God! True, he wounds, but he also dresses the wound; the same hand that hurts you, heals you”.. This lie is the misunderstanding that many in the world have about God, that God teaches us lessons by piling disasters on to mankind. Neither Job nor his friends knew that satan took permission from God to bring calamity to Job, because God said that Job will not turn against God inspite of the disasters. So the devil attacks mankind so they would never believe the goodness of God. God’s love, mercy and His goodness are the same yesterday, today and forever. That’s God’s character, but satan wants everyone to believe otherwise. Of course God, our Father, corrects us as any loving Father does for His children. Even Jesus, though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered, so that all mankind would become righteous before God through faith in Christ. Let’s always believe in God’s goodness and not in satan’s lies. Amen!
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