Special Tests for Special Purposes – Part 1

Isn’t that an amazing revelation that God visits us every morning and tests us every moment? When it first became real to me, I had to ask myself: am I prepared to receive a visit from God every morning? Do I wake up with that expectation? Then I went on to ask myself: why does God test us? What is His purpose?

Collins English Dictionary gives an interesting definition of the verb test – to ascertain the worth of a person, by subjection to certain examinations. God does not test us because He is angry with us or wants to put us down. He tests us because He wants to establish our value. A jeweler will subject gold or silver to certain tests. He does this because they are valuable and he does not bother to test base metals such as iron or tin.

In the world of patriarchs there was one man of outstanding righteousness and his name was Job. God was proud of Job and He actually boasted about him. Job 1:8 “Then the Lord asked Satan, "Have you noticed my servant Job? He is the finest man in all the earth a good man who fears God and will have nothing to do with evil.”