qualities that please god
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The document discusses the life and qualities of Job, a wealthy man from the east known for his righteousness, patience, and perseverance, who faced significant suffering yet remained faithful to God. It emphasizes Job's blamelessness, uprightness, fear of God, and his practice of shunning evil, highlighting his commitment to his family's spiritual well-being. The text also poses reflective questions to the reader regarding their own qualities in relation to pleasing God.
qualities that please god
- 2. And seven sons and three daughters were born to him. 3 Also, his possessions were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very large household, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the East.
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- 4. JOB A. Job was written during the patriarchal age, perhaps around 1300 BC. B. Job was a very wealthy man – the greatest of all the people of the East. C. Job is known for his patience & perseverance - James 5:10-11 My brethren, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering and patience. 11 Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord--that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.
- 5. JOB D.In spite of his riches. Job was a very righteous man. E. This is in contrast to what Jesus said in the New Testament - Matthew 19:23- 24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
- 6. I. Job was BLAMELESS. A.This word does not refer to sinless perfection but to the fact that Job wholeheartedly wanted to please God. B.There is none righteous – Romans 3-10 C.All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God – Romans 3-23
- 7. II. Job was UPRIGHT. A.He had a good relationship with other human beings, which was due to his having a right relationship with God. B.honest, honorable, upstanding, respectable, high-minded, law-abiding, right-minded, worthy, moral, ethical, righteous, decent, scrupulous, conscientious, good, virtuous, principled, of principle, noble, incorruptible
- 8. III. Job was one who FEARED GOD. A.In the OT context this refers to a man who had a reverential trust of God coupled with a hatred for evil. B.Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is man's all. 14 For God will bring every work into judgment, Including every secret thing, Whether good or evil. C.1 Peter 2:17 Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
- 9. IV. Job was one who SHUNNED EVIL. A.He abstained from evil & shunned it. B.His manner of life corresponded to his relationship with God. C.1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 Test all things; hold fast what is good. 22 Abstain from every form of evil.
- 10. Job SACRIFICED for his children A. After his sons had feasted - Job 1:4-5 And his sons would go and feast in their houses, each on his appointed day, and would send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them. 5 So it was, when the days of feasting had run their course, that Job would send and sanctify them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, "It may be that my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts." Thus Job did regularly. B. Under the patriarchal system the oldest head of the family was responsible for the family. C. Hebrews 13:15 Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.
- 11. VII. Job PRAISED GOD in spite of his problems A. After Satan had caused the loss of all his possessions & children - Job 1:20-22 Then Job arose, tore his robe, and shaved his head; and he fell to the ground and worshiped. 21 And he said: "Naked I came from my mother's womb, And naked shall I return there. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; Blessed be the name of the LORD." 22 In all this Job did not sin nor charge God with wrong. B. After he was afflicted by Satan with boils from head to toe - Job 2:9-10 Then his wife said to him, "Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die!" 10 But he said to her, "You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?" In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
- 12. WHAT ABOUT YOU? A.Are you a child of God? B.Do you have the qualities to please God? 1. Are you blameless? 2. Are you upright? 3. Do you fear God? 4. Are you shunning evil? 5. Are you concerned about your children being right with God? 6. Do you praise God in spite of your problems?