Good morning, Precious Family:

I pray that this week’s letter finds you in the peace and stillness of God. No matter what each of us faces, as children of the Most High, please know that whatever we are going through, no matter what troubles or attacks, we may be facing, God is right there with us.

In the same way that the enemy asked God for permission to attack Job, God allowed it because he trusted that His servant Job would pass the test, just like God trusts me and you.

Job had so much thrown at him. The enemy took his children, his way of making money by destroying his flocks, and attacked his body with sickness and disease. The attacks were so bad that his friends just knew that Job did something to cause all of this. Even his wife was telling him just to write God off and die.

What was Job’s response to all of this?

Job essentially said:

The same way I came here is the same way I’m leaving. No, I will not curse God! Even though I’m going through something now, I remember how faithful God was before this season of hardship. I know how much God blessed me before this season. I saw how God enlarged my land and my family before this season. No, I will not curse God and die because I know him to be my Provider, my Sustainer, my Healer, my Peace, and my Lord.

Family, it’s only a test. Keep pushing and keep pressing. Fight your way to the Throne Room of God. Stay in a posture of worship, even when you hear the enemy telling you to curse God. No!!!! We are children of God. We know that if we keep our eyes on God, we will make it to the other side, where our blessings are waiting.

Holy Scriptures

Job 2:1-10

Easy-to-Read Version

Satan Bothers Job Again

2 Then another day came for the angels^[a] to meet with the Lord. Satan joined them for this meeting with the Lord. ² The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you been?”

Satan answered the Lord, “I have been roaming around the earth, going from place to place.”

³ Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you noticed my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him. He is a good, faithful man. He respects God and refuses to do evil. He is still faithful, even though you asked me to let you destroy, without reason, everything he has.”

⁴ Satan answered, “Skin for skin!^[b] A man will give everything he has to protect himself. ⁵ I swear, if you attack his flesh and bones, he will curse you to your face!”

⁶ So the Lord said to Satan, “All right, Job is in your hands, but you are not allowed to kill him.”

⁷ So Satan left the meeting with the Lord and gave Job painful sores all over his body, from the bottom of his feet to the top of his head. ⁸ Job sat on the pile of ashes where he was mourning and used a piece of broken pottery to scrape his sores. ⁹ His wife said to him, “Are you still holding on to your faith? Why don’t you just curse God and die!”

¹⁰ Job answered, “You sound like one of those fools on the street corner! How can we accept all the good things that God gives us and not accept the problems?” So even after all that happened to Job, he did not sin. He did not accuse God of doing anything wrong.

Song of Faith and Strength

Family, stay encouraged and stay close to God. Don’t allow the enemy to get you off track. You have come too far to turn around now. Keep pressing through and strengthen your faith. On the other side is a blessing with your name on it.

I love you with the amazing and everlasting love of our Lord and Redeemer, Jesus, The Christ.

Your sister,

Rev. Marcia Davis

Covington, GA