Job 27:5-6.....Rooted and Grounded in God..

Psalm 16:8 “I have set the Lord always before me: Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.”

Introduction...

Integrity is defined as the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles that you refuse to change. It involves a consistent and uncompromising adherence to ethical values and is often regarded as a measure of one's character. In essence, integrity signifies incorruptibility and truthfulness in one's actions. 

that one word with so much meaning...

and if anyone should have some integrity, it should be the chosen people of God...

however we know that, that is not always true....

it said refuse to change, so folks change every time the wind blows...

it said incorruptibilty, but we know this body and mind can be corrupted...

there are people in the world and in the church that will stand for anything and fall for everything....TALK, PREACH........

and when adversity comes into your life and when those so called friends and family get in your ear...

and the devil is working thru them, woah unto us that take our focus off of our Saviour....TALK, PREACH.......

church if we want to make a difference in our homes, in our church, in our community we need have our integrity strong as can be....

we need to be rooted and grounded in the Lord...

we need that unwavering faith....

Unwavering faith is a type of faith that:

Is certain about what God has promised in His Word and is certain of the outcome before it can be seen. 

Trusts God with life more than oneself. 

Trusts God's timing even when patience is running out. 

Trusts God's decisions even if they are not liked. 

Loves God with all the heart even if He is not understood. 

Is unflinching and remains strong even when everyone is against you. 

now that’s rooted and grounded...

look at the word of God..

Hebrews 10:23 “Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)”

James 1:6 “But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.”

TALK, PREACH........

and church Job is one that we should look at and use as an example as we go thru this life with all of its trials and temptations...

scripture says and thru all of this Job sinned not....

and as we are about to see, Job stood boldly and let it be known that he was still rooted and grounded in the Lord....

How deep is your root system in the Lord...

I wanna be like those palm trees on the coast...it could be a catergory 5 hurricane but they stand their ground....TALK, PREACH........

let’s visit Job’s world again....

Story/Text...

here we are with brother Job again....a true example of being rooted and grounded in the Lord and a man of integrity...

just in case you forgot, Job had problems pile up on him...

property, money, servants, all of his children, his health, his wife, his 3 best friends...TALK, PREACH......

but i love what scripture said, that in all of this, JOB SINNED NOT...

and that is what the devil was wanting....if you remember,

Job 1:9–11 “Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.”

Satan said you have blessed him and given him everything but take it away and he curse you and turn away from you...

all that Job went thru and didn’t turn away.......we have turned from God for a lot less....TALK, PREACH........

and thankful Job knew the Lord for himself because when you have people, close people in your ear, especially when you are going thru something, that lack of integrity will show....those roots don’t run that deep then....TALK, PREACH........

and if we remember Job was under the old covenant, so he was dealing with he knew about God....they have the book dated pre Moses, so there was no law or commandments given, he was living according to what he about God from was told to him from generation to generation....TALK, PREACH....(talk about Him)

but thru it all Job sinned not and he stayed rooted and grounded in the Lord....

and this text shows us A Picture of Total Commitment to God by Job...

let’s hear Job’s words once again...

Points....

Job 27:5–6 “God forbid that I should justify you: Till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me. My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: My heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.”

here Job makes a bold statement to his friends and makes oath as well...

Matthew Henry states that The explication of his oath (v. 5, 6): "God forbid that I should justify you in your uncharitable censures of me, by owning myself a hypocrite: no, until I die I will not remove my integrity from me; my righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go."....TALK, PREACH.....

in this spiritual warfare that is going on people will try their best to discourage the church...

that is what Job’s friends were doing in their own way but Job said, God forbid that I should justify you:...in other words i do not approve of your views....TALK, PREACH........

A Bible Commentary for English Readers, Vols. I–VIII Chapter 27

To admit the wickedness with which his friends charged him would have been to justify them—to say that they were right and he was wrong. This he resolves not to do.

they accused Job of wrong doing but he knew it was not him.

Once again the test will give you a strong testimony or the test will prove your lack of trust and faith and integrity....

look what Job said...Till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me. My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go:

Job A. Job’s Defense (27:1–6)

He vowed not to change his conviction of personal innocence in this matter, not till I die. He would take this conviction of being right to his grave. “I will never admit you are in the right,” he protested to God. “I will not deny my integrity.” He would not agree with his friends’ false diagnosis that he was suffering under God’s heavy hand because of his own sin.

Job A. Job’s Defense (27:1–6)

Job concluded this opening part of his speech by declaring, “I will maintain my righteousness.” That is, he was holding fast to his claim of personal innocence. He purposed that he would never let go of this deep-seated, inner conviction, no matter what.

TALK, PREACH........

Job A. Job’s Defense (27:1–6)

Unknown to Job, God himself had spoken the same of him...

TALK, PREACH......

Finally, My heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.”

to reproach, taunt, blaspheme, defy, jeopardise, rail, upbraid...

when trouble arises in your life and your people are in your ear...where is your heart??

Job A. Job’s Defense (27:1–6)

In this bold assertion Job claimed that he had lived in a God-honoring way, and he would continue to do so all his days.

But to resolve that our hearts shall not reproach us while we still hold fast our integrity is to baffle the designs of the evil spirit (who tempts good Christians to question their adoption,

TALK, PREACH.......

Conclusion....

Job has been through the storm and the rain and He made it...

His problems piled up against him and proceeded thru them with God in his heart and on his mind...

though his wife and friends were negative, Job stayed rooted and grounded in the Lord...

and that’s the message today church, when the storms of life or raging...stay rooted and grounded in the Lord

when friends and loved ones getting on your last nerve and your borrowed nerve....stay rooted and grounded in the Lord...

Integrity is defined as the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles that you refuse to change. It involves a consistent and uncompromising adherence to ethical values and is often regarded as a measure of one's character. In essence, integrity signifies incorruptibility and truthfulness in one's actions. 

i hear you Job...blessed be the name of the Lord...

i hear you Job....though he may slay me, yet will i trust in Him...

and thru all of this Job sinned not...

well glory to God, we have one that died for our sins...

we have one that when the problems pile of up we call on His name...

Jesus, sweet Jesus....

TALK, PREACH, CLOSE.....