Then Job got up and tore his clothes in grief. He shaved his head and threw himself face downward on the ground. He said, "I was born with nothing, and I will die with nothing. The LORD gave, and now he has taken away. May his name be praised!"In spite of everything that had happened, Job did not sin by blaming God.

Job 1:20-22

The real reason Job was suffering was that Satan, the leader of the fallen angels, was trying to get him to turn from God. Because Satan cannot dethrone the LORD, he opposes Him by attacking His followers. He strikes at God by tempting us to sin. During hard times, we face the choice to trust God or to turn from Him. If we endure suffering with our trust in the LORD unshaken, we will thwart Satan’s efforts and glorify our God.

When your world is shaking, run to the rock.

July 21, 2000