Job 1:6-12 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.… I. THAT GOD HATH SERVANTS OF ALL STATURES AND DEGREES. All His servants come not to the like pitch, to the like height; here is one that is beyond them all, "My servant" Job — not a man like him upon the earth. II. WE OUGHT NOT TO SET UP OUR REST IN LOW DEGREES OF GRACE; OR CONTENT OURSELVES TO BE LIKE OTHERS IN GRACE. Then see the character that God giveth of Job, A perfect and upright man, one that feareth God and escheweth evil. 1. God hath a perfect character of every soul. He knoweth fully and clearly what the tempers of your hearts and spirits are. 2. God will give to every man a testimony according to his utmost worth. God will not conceal any of your graces, or obscure your goodness, He will make it known to the world to the full, what you are. It is good for us to have our letters testimonial from God, to have our letters commendatory from heaven. It is not what a man saith in his own heart, what he flattereth himself: it is not what your neighbours or others flatter you, and say of you, but what God saith of you, what testimony He giveth of you. (J. Caryl.) Parallel Verses KJV: Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them. |
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