None Like Him In The Earth

From the Pastor: Dr. M. J. Seymour, Sr.

“And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?” (Job 1:8)

It is said that Job’s name means, “hated; the persecuted one.” Through the Scriptures we are made aware that it was not God hating or persecuting Job. It was definitely Satan that hated him so. But, just why did Satan pour out his indignation on Job so dreadfully? Of what was Job guilty? The answer is that he was perfect, upright, reverentially feared God, and escheweth evil.

The word “perfect”, as used in this passage, means to be morally and ethically pure; “upright” is also translated “righteous”; “escheweth” has the idea of departing from or separating from. Hence, the reason of such hatred and persecution from Satan was that Job lived a life of purity, godliness, consecration in holiness unto the Almighty God of the heavens and the earth. Job was the embodiment of all that the Father purposes for all of His servants.

This was the proverbial “pat-on-the-back” from God. Job was showcased before Satan as the best of the best among the sons of God. It is difficult to envision that of all mankind upon the face of the earth there was one that stood heads and shoulders above all the rest. Humanly speaking, Job was the unshakeable delight and sparkling jewel of God’s treasury. He was a twinkle in God’s eye, because Job tenaciously absorbed himself in pure holiness of God. Few have ever concertedly purposed to please God to the uttermost.

Perhaps, if we were not so fearful of hate and persecution, we too would strive to be a sparkling jewel or a twinkle in our Heavenly Father’s eye. So very many of the joys of God have we forfeited, because we do not separate from the evil of this world and seek continuous purification through the blood and the Spirit. May we be ever so mindful of what breed of servant sparkles in the hand of the Living God. May our faith in the Father exceed our feeble abilities!