Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them. The LORD said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Satan answered the LORD and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.” And the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?” Then Satan answered the LORD and said, “Does Job fear God for no reason?Have you not put a hedge around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. But stretch out your hand and touch all that he has, and he will curse you to your face.”
A sharp contrast between the standards of the LORD, God, the Almighty and the standards of Satan. The LORD evaluates Job based on his moral and ethical character; Satan rates him based on his possessions and the effectiveness of his work. Do I evaluate someone using which set of standards? The Godly homeless and destitute individual should be far more precious in my eyes than the richest man in the world who is a God hater.
Today's readings in the Psalms:
Morning: Psalm 132
Mid-day: 119:89-96
Evening: Psalm 57
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