5 May | Kids
«And Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord.» Job 2:1
Satan, created by God, was jealous of Him. God had a lot of patience before expelling him from Heaven. Then Satan decided to do everything he could to destroy God’s children, like the righteous, kind and faithful Job.
Job was very rich and had a large and beautiful family. One day, during a meeting in Heaven, Satan appeared there and talked to God. God was happy with His son Job. And Satan said: “The Lord has given him many things. Try taking something away from him and you’ll see that he’s not that good or faithful!”
God allowed Satan to harm Job, but not to kill him. Satan happily did everything evil that he could think of to Job: he destroyed his cattle: his donkeys, camels, sheep, and servants; then all his children, and finally caused Job to have painful wounds from his head to his feet.
Poor Job…. He suffered so much! But he continued to worship God!
Let’s practice!
Have you ever lost a pet? Have you ever been hurt? God is not to be blamed for our pain. Satan is the one who causes all the evil we suffer.