Forward Ever, Backward Never. Part [4] 12/11/2025 (Evening thought)

Job 4:1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said; 7 Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?

This conclusion of Eliphaz is often greatly flawed, for even though there are laws of sowing, and reaping, it is not always the case that adverse circumstances are in every situation, preceded by wrong doing. Thus, the devil, through Eliphaz was attempting to discourage Job into turning back, for, if after being faithful for so many years you come and lose most of that which was near, and dear to you, in quick succession, that should be a valid reason for Job to throw in the towel, and turn his back on God.

That is according to the diabolical mode of thought being pushed by the invisible forces of darkness. It is funny how the same sentiment was echoed by the wife of Job, who succumbed to the doctrine of devils on this point, and so, became the mouthpiece to give audible voice to satan’s unspoken thought in his efforts to get Job to turn back. Job 2: 9 Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.

Thus, on the one hand, you have Christ who would stop at nothing to save any person who so desires, and on the other hand you have the devil, and his minions, who will stop at nothing to prevent folks from moving forward, and being saved in God’s kingdom…. Job 4:8 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.

Job 4:9 By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!

Forward Ever, Backward Never. Part [3] 12/10/2025 (Morning thought)

James 1:12 Blessed is the man who endures temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

On the flipside of God’s efforts to save, you have the devil who works ingeniously, and systematically, and with energy worthy of a better cause, to get persons to turn their backs on God. He does not really care if you turn back for an apparently good reason. Once he gets folks to turn back, that’s all he cares about. In fact, he has at the ready, a multitude of apparently good reasons why persons should turn back from following Christ, and some of these could sound quite plausible.

Some of these reasons were presented to Christ as He was being severely tempted in the wilderness. At that time, one of the arguments presented was that if Jesus was the Son of God, the Father would never leave His son to suffer from hunger and thirst as was the case with Jesus on that occasion. It basically was the same argument he raised with the friends of Job, as through them, he sought to link Job’s plight to a sinful course, for as they said, God will never allow those afflictions on innocent Christians.

In other words, Job’s friend was saying that trouble does not come upon the righteous and thus, if Job is now suffering intensely, it must be something wrong he had done and therefore, according to his warped mode of thought, it seemed to make no sense for Job to continue his walk with The Lord.

Matthew 10:22 And you shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endures to the end shall be saved.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!