"Then The Lord said to Satan, 'Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.' 'Does Job fear God for nothing?' Satan replied. 'Have You not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land. But stretch out Your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face.' " Job 1:6-12 (NIV)
God asked Satan, who roamed the earth seeking whom he may devour, "Have you considered Mys servant Job?" Satan's reply was that God had put a hedge of protection around him. He said that believers only faithful to God as long as the prosper, take away their prosperity and they will reject God. Then God allow Satan to test Job's faith. Initially, Satan was only allowed to mess with Job's possessions, later he would effect Job's health.
Satan could only attack Job because he had God's sovereign permission. He could not penetrate the hedge of protection that God had around Job until God allowed him to do so. That "hedge" is all God does to protect us, and all Godly people have a "hedge" around them. Bad things can happen to Godly people, but it is only a test of our faith. Satan's limited power is under God's
omnipotent and unlimited power and control. So, whatever you are going through, keep the faith, it's only a test.
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