1 John 4:8
God is LOVE
8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
Job 1:6-12
God Talks to Satan
6 One day the angels came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came with them. 7 The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?”
Satan answered the Lord, “From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.”
8 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.”
9 “Does Job fear God for nothing?” Satan replied. 10 “Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land. 11 But now stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face.”
12 The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, everything he has is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger.”
Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.
Mark 10:18
Only God is Good
18 "Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good--except God alone."
God is LOVE...And Only God is Good...These are very important attributes for God, who is perfectly moral...Without these characteristics the world would be in very much chaos, with the type of love man has and goodness he shows on a lifetime basis...
Imagine if you had all the power in the world to do anything you want...What would you do with all that power?...What would you do first, second, and third?...What would you do today?...What would you do each and everyday?...What would you do throughout eternity?...What would you do with your enemies?...Would you always do good, (because are you always good)?...And would you be bored, and then what would you do?...
God has the Great Power to harness even the enemy into a position where he must ask and get permission to break through Job's hedges...So maybe an indirect lesson we learn in Job is Someone who has all the power in the world can do anything, is always watching what is happening to each of us, and in the end is doing it for our good...So we need a God who is LOVE and is Always Good to harness these powers into the Way He does...