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That is, he runs all His errands. When he wants anything, he says, give me
this, give me that, do this for me, do that for me. When he is in trouble, he
says, rescue me out of this trouble. Satan said “If You were not a
benefactor for him, if You would not do so much, he would never serve
You. He would curse You to Your face”.
He says Job regards God as a patron saint, one who gives gifts. A saint,
that you could pray to when you lose your purse, when you lose your
wallet. Somebody that will help you find it. Some kind of a good luck
medallion to hang around your neck. Some kind of a magnetic image to
put on the dash of your car to prevent accidents. Job served God because
of what God does for him. That is Satan’s accusation. That God was a
glorified Santa Claus. That God gave him gifts. That God was watching
over him. He kept a list and checked it twice to find out who is naughty
and nice. That is what Satan was saying about Job, that he is selfish.
The word that is used to describe that kind of a thing is mercenary. He
says Job is a mercenary. He married God for his money. The Bible word
for mercenary is hireling. You see it in John chapter 10. A hireling is one
who does anything for pay. And he says, Job is just a hireling, he is just
for hire. He is surrounded by a hedge. Here is Satan’s reasoning. He says,
when the sea is all glass, and the pastures are all green, and the cupboards
are all full, and the bellies are all satisfied, and the bills are all paid, and
the job is well-secured, and everything goes well, and you have an
invisible shield around him, no wonder he trusts You! Anybody would
trust You if You did that for them.

But look at verse 11; “But put forth Your hand now and touch all that
he has; he will surely curse You to Your face.” Look at chapter 2,
verse 4 and 5. Satan is speaking. “However, put forth Your hand now,
and touch his bone and his flesh; he will curse You to Your face.”
Oh, verse 4, I missed it. Satan answered the LORD and said, “Skin for
skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.”
Who is Satan according to these two chapters? He is the accuser. He
looks at Job, and he accuses Job. He says he is selfish; he is a mercenary;
he is a hireling; he married You for Your gifts; he married You for Your
money; he would curse You if You took Your hand off him, if You
removed the hedge.
Now, I realize we are looking at God’s revelation of Satan, but I cannot
leave chapter 1, verse nine, since God applied that in my own life. I have
got to get personal on this verse. Satan says, “Does Job fear God for

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