WHY ME, GOD??!!

Job1:1

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was sincere and upright, God-fearing and shunning evil.

Job 1:20-22 (AMP)

Then Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head [in mourning for the children], and he fell to the ground and worshiped [God].  He said,

“Naked (without possessions) I came [into this world] from my mother’s womb,

And naked I will return there. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;

Blessed be the name of the Lord.” Through all this Job did not sin nor did he blame God.

Good Morning and Shalom:

As I study, Pray and read, my spiritual growth and journey, I will continue to bring forth those things that I have learned to apply them to my continued life span. My prayer and hope for myself is that I continue to grow close to the Lord and in doing so, I reflect HIM; I might be found blameless before HIM too. With Faith, be in an act of obedience and worship to HIM.

I have heard it once said long ago by a preacher, “putting my feet to my Faith.”

My prayer for you and writing these blogs, is to open up revelation of what the Holy Spirit is showing and teaching, so that it will continue and show you as well for your continued blessings. Also to pull down that veil from over my eyes and yours for our walk in this continued walk in GOD(YHVH) and in Yeshua Hamoshiach (Jesus Christ)!

As I write these things, my study has come to the book of JOB. What is interesting about JOB in this first Chapter is so much it would be hard to keep this blog entry short, however, I will try to condense it.

JOB’s name means “The Hated one.” Interesting enough He was accused by Satan Himself that God had a special “Hedge” of protection around him, thus God himself allowed the testing to begin, To which the insight of the Holy spirit reveals.

The book of Job is said to be the oldest book of the bible, as well as the writer of this book is unknown. However, one of the possible understandings of the writer could be Moses, who had heard the stories of JOB and how Great of Faith this Man was and asked GOD about it and GOD revealed it to Moses to write.

Job was similar to Abraham, of his time, there were no Jews or Israelites. He was from a land of many pagan gods yet GOD Himself, Chose JOB from his continued fear and reference to the ONE TRUE ALMIGHTY GOD.

You have to find this little information revealing. There weren’t any scriptures to refer to. No Law or commandments. Just the Fact that this man JOB who lived among a people who worshipped and feared many pagan gods, the ONE TRUE GOD was revealed and feared by this man JOB and GOD not only recognized it but exceedingly blessed him.

The revelation to this is our testimony and responsibility of oneself to GOD, is met with its portion of Blessings and curses.

However, Job recognized that with his continued blessings come time of trial. I like this part so much because of the fact, I, myself have been faithless in the past when trials have come.  Trials and tribulations often don’t feel good at all. I have cried out, WHY ME! I want to run, hide and blame everyone else! I have often sinned and been so angry to a point of hatred against people close to me and hurt them emotionally.

  

I have had heard it once said recently, that “they were surprised that JOB didn’t hate GOD for this time frame in his life”.

JOB recognized this time frame of his life as a GIFT and a blessing of responsibility through his actions of faith. The same as when you’re being blessed with a newborn child, new career or a major obstacle being removed from your life.

If your going through life and nothing has happened, I would have to examine my Christ like walk truly is. We shouldn’t be looking to get ourselves into trouble. However, Yeshua  (Jesus ) stated that they will hate you because they hated Yeshua first. The closer we come and to Yeshua Hamoshiach (Jesus Christ) and we become more Christ like. If the world hated Christ then the world will hate you too. We become as the JEWS did, a peculiar people unto GOD our Heavenly Father (YHVH).  We then have to be recognized as different, we wont fit in the same way. We wont be able to do the same things. We wont be able to talk like them either.

My background in Law Enforcement, I’m always working around rough men who use profane language and words in every other sentence.  I have chosen to carefully to choose my words to describe what it is I am trying to explain or describe. I have found not to engage in many of the stories and talk that do not edify but destroy.

The reason I say this is because I’m always asking GOD to guard my heart. The scriptures state out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. There is life and death in the tongue. To guard my heart and to purpose myself to be Christ like I choose to be separate from this. The same could go for anything that we surround ourselves with.

All of the scriptures attest that God is examining our heart. Its our heart that shows our-self with sinful intent or with GOD’s Holy pure living. If we allow our-self to be around things, places, and people who do not strive to be Christ Like and we are not separating our-self from these things, then we can be overtaken by worldly desires. Our heart can be no longer guarded properly. It’s our heart that GOD and Satan is after. God wants us to return to HIM. Satan hates GOD therefore he hates you and wants nothing more then your demise.

Please make a special note to this:

 Know that we all are charged to be the light of the world and allow that light to shine into the darkness. This also means you cant live under a rock and not go anywhere because sin abounds. This means that we are to be examples to the world in love and show our discipline in Christ because of His great love.

As you go about your daily activities continue to be a blessing to those around you. Your ministry starts at Home between you and God; it moves on from there, between your spouse and family then onto friends coworkers etc.

Your ministry will then grow from there to the unknown that God will lead you into. However, in contrast, if your going to concerts, fighting events, bars, clubs, that promote what is hard core and full of sinful lustful and detestable acts and volatile emotions and partake in any of it, you cannot be distinguished between the world and Godly, and call yourself Christ like, God looks at this as a hypocrite. He takes this very seriously. Even our appearance to him, as his ambassadors to the GOD’s kingdom, is taken very serious.

If we say we pray, have a relationship with HIM, ask for things for ourselves and others, how could this be edification to HIM? How could this reflect HIS love from HIM through YOU? What this does is grieve HIM because He wants to bless your socks off, but know the accuser of brethren, is standing before HIM and pointing the finger at you and HIM. Which ties his hands to HIS promises of those blessings and curses.

Again with our levels of Faith comes our portion of responsibility. With our level responsibility, our ministry, jobs, obedience and our blessings come. One cannot come without the other.

JOB recognized it and worshipped GOD and did not sin, the scriptures state. How do you worship GOD through times of trouble? You worship and thank HIM the same way you would if you won a million dollars. The reason I say this is because in Hebrews chapter 12 and Pslam 23 , we can recognize that GOD loves us as HIS own children through his discipline! His discipline brings forth HIS righteousness. Our righteousness doesn’t bring forth anything but filthy rags. But HIS brings forth HIS Shalom, which is a FRUIT of THE HOLY SPIRIT. All fruit must take time to grow and mature. Once matured it becomes sweet to our senses, but the Fruit of The Holy Spirit becomes sweet to GOD’s nostril’s and HIS senses.

So the Promises of GOD is fulfilled in the scriptures that we can hold onto because we now are allowing his discipline into our lives to grow and we can openly state that HIS ROD and HIS Staff is our buckler. We now know GODS trials brings forth GODS discipline and it that we can rest assured, if were obedient and do not sin, in this time of trial and tribulation, a greater thing GOD will do in us, through us and with us.  AMEN!

In Service to Yeshua Hamoshiach(Jesus Christ)

Jay(Jacob) Isaac Grebin