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                                                 The Final Test!

Will We Be Tested?  Yes!  We as servants of the true God are tested as regards keeping our integrity to Jehovah, but the majority of mankind who do not accept the true God will be tested in a final judgement!

Revelation chapter 3 verse 10:-  10 Because you kept the word about my endurance, I will also keep you from the hour of test, which is to come upon the entire inhabited earth, to put to the test those dwelling on the earth.

                                                                       The Testing of Job

Job chapter 1 verses 7 to 12-   7 Then Jehovah said to Satan: “Where have you come from?” Satan answered Jehovah: “From roving about on the earth and from walking about in it.” 8 And Jehovah said to Satan: “Have you taken note of my servant Job? There is no one like him on the earth. He is an upright man of integrity, fearing God and shunning what is bad.” 9 At that Satan answered Jehovah: “Is it for nothing that Job has feared God? 10 Have you not put up a protective hedge around him and his house and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his livestock has spread out in the land. 11 But, for a change, stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your very face.” 12 Then Jehovah said to Satan: “Look! Everything that he has is in your hand. Only do not lay your hand on the man himself!” So Satan went out from the presence of Jehovah.

Job had to endure extreme tests of his loyalty and integrity even though he had no idea why he was being tested? He thought that these tests were coming from Jehovah because he had no real understanding of the issues brought up by Satan, but even through all these heart breaking unavoidable situations he kept his integrity to God and never blamed him for his suffering. So Satan increased the pressure upon Job by attacking him personally:

Job chapter 2 verses 6 to 8-   6 Then Jehovah said to Satan: “Look! He is in your hand! Only do not take his life!” 7 So Satan went out from the presence of Jehovah and struck Job with painful boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. 8 And Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself, and he was sitting among the ashes.

Even though he must have been struggling through terrible pain he still kept his integrity although he was taunted by so called friends who were present to comfort him but instead condemned him over and over again! This man Job is an outstanding example for us to try and emulate when we are facing similar trials in this wicked world.
It should be noted though that Job did not know the reason or cause of his suffering and could not avoid it!

Many other faithful servants of Jehovah kept their integrity even to death, the apostle Paul was one of these, and after his conversion by Jesus Christ he followed the course set out for him without deviating as did the prophets of old and many other faithful men and women.

                                                                 The Testing of Jesus

Matthew chapter 26 verses 52 to 54-   52 Then Jesus said to him: “Return your sword to its place, for all those who take the sword will perish by the sword. 53 Or do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father to supply me at this moment more than twelve legions of angels? 54 In that case, how would the Scriptures be fulfilled that it must take place this way?”

Jesus could have avoided his fate at any time, but he remained steadfastly committed to his commission to carry out his Fathers will which he did perfectly thus providing his father with a corresponding ransom for the unfaithfulness of Adam who brought sin and death upon us all.

John chapter 19 verses 28 to 30-   28 After this, when Jesus knew that by now all things had been accomplished, in order to fulfil the scripture he said: “I am thirsty.” 29 A jar was sitting there full of sour wine. So they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop stalk and held it up to his mouth. 30 When he had received the sour wine, Jesus said: “It has been accomplished!” and bowing his head, he gave up his spirit.

Only after his baptism in the Jordan river and his time of testing in the wilderness, did Jesus become fully aware of his God given commission, from that point onward he carried out everything that commission entailed right up to and including his sacrificial death on the torture stake, unlike Job and the other faithful witnesses of Jehovah, this man (Gods Son) kept perfect integrity throughout all his tests.

We as faithful Christians today can emulate Job's integrity and faithfulness, and even though we are not perfect and cannot live up to the perfect example of Jesus we should still try hard to follow his model to the best of our ability, always remember, the key to survival is Integrity to Jehovah!

                           The Faithful Will Survive the Tests!