In the Spirit's Power - William W. Prescott

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? and still he holdeth fast his
integrity, although thou movedst Me against him to
destroy him without cause?” One would think that
that would settle the controversy, but you never can
settle anything with the right argument with Satan.
“And Satan answered the Lord and said, Skin for
skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his
life. But put forth thine hand now, and touch his
bone and his flesh, and he will curse Thee to Thy
face.” “And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold he is
in thy hand; but save his life.”
Job’s Integrity
And you remember the experience of Job after
this, how his wife urged him to curse God and die.
But still he would not yield. “Though He slay me,”
he said, “yet will I trust in Him.” “As God liveth,
who hath taken away my judgment; and the
Almighty who hath vexed my soul; all the while
my breath is in me, and the Spirit of God is in my
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