Now Satan was back, but this time with a different accusation. This time he told God that if He struck Job in his health, he would curse Him to his face. The Lord said that Job was in Satan’s hands, but He would not permit him to take His life. This says a lot to me. Did you notice? Satan could do nothing to Job without God’s permission. Also. Who was it that afflicted Job? Was it God? No. it was Satan.
I sometimes get so tired of hearing people, even Christians say that God made them sick. Whenever any kind of trouble comes, who gets the blame? God does. We have to remember today that we have an enemy. Those of us who are serving God are hated by him. He can’t stand the fact that we are children of God and he will do everything in his power to hurt us and try to turn us from God.
God allowed Job to be afflicted by Satan with boils from his head to his feet, so much so that he sat and scraped himself. But, he would not allow him to take his life. God may sometimes allow us to go through some things, but He will never let the enemy take our life. Our lives and futures are in God’s hands and we can trust Him today to always do what is best for us. Trust God, even in times of uncertainty. He will never let you down.