Job 1:8, 9, 12; Matthew 4:1
The Bible records a conversation between God and Satan, in which God referred to Job as a “blameless and upright man”. Satan counters with a statement that Job’s relationship is the result of a “hedge of protection” surrounding Job and his family and everything he has. Satan asks permission to test Job’s relationship. The Bible, also, records that Jesus was “led by the Spirit, into the wilderness to be tempted”.
When sorrow and disappointment and pain enter our life, is it possible that Satan has asked God for permission to test our relationship?
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