God’s Power Over Evil

Have you ever matched your life to that of Job? The Bible tells us of his struggles and loss in the book carrying his name (Book of Job), only to be shown favor in the end. But that’s not the complete story—it’s also a story of God’s power over Evil.

If you have followed this blog for any amount of time, you’ve often read about my relationship with God, I make it personal. And often the best way for me to explain my thoughts is through drawing pictures with words. That’s why I like the story of Job.

Look it up for yourself, but for now, know that I see the story opening with God sitting behind a huge mahogany desk and Satan enters His office to visit. God lifts Job up to Satan as an example of a man of good character … “blameless and upright”. But Satan, the snake that he is, taunts God with, “Oh, yeah, well, if you hadn’t blessed him so much, he’d sing a different song.” That’s when it happens—that’s when God tells Satan what he can and cannot do to destroy Job’s faith.

Did you get that?

God told Satan, “You are not the boss over Job”.

Let’s make this personal. Think about your past. Looking back over my life, while I remember mistakes I’ve made, I also remember too many experiences that could have gone off the rails. But only because of God’s protection I was able to live to see a new day.

Remember this … nothing—nothing—breaks through God’s wall of protection.

Do you think God’s power over evil is real? Do you think God and Satan ever have conversations about you?

We all have stories of God’s protection. I’d love to hear some of yours.