Job Loses Everything

One day, something very important happened in heaven. The angels came to talk to God, and Satan (who is God's enemy) came too.

God asked Satan, 'Where have you been?'

Satan said, 'I've been walking around on Earth, looking around.'

Then God said something surprising: 'Have you noticed my servant Job? He's the best person on Earth! He loves me and always does what's right.'

But Satan said something mean. 'Job only loves you because you give him good things! You gave him a nice family and lots of animals and a good life. Take all that away, and Job will stop loving you!'

God said, 'Okay, you can test him. You can take away his things, but you can't hurt Job himself.'

So Satan went away. Then the worst day of Job's life happened.

First, a man came running to Job. 'Bad people stole all your cows and donkeys!' Then another man ran up. 'Fire came from the sky and burned up all your sheep!' Then another man came. 'More bad people took all your camels!'

But the worst news was last. A man came and said, 'A big storm knocked down the house where your children were having a party. The house fell on them, and... they all died.'

Job lost EVERYTHING in one day. His animals were gone. His children were gone. Everything was gone.

Job was SO sad. He tore his clothes and cried. But you know what Job did next? He got down on the ground and worshiped God!

Job said, 'I came into this world with nothing. I'll leave with nothing. God gave me good things, and now He's taken them away. I will still praise God!'

Job was SO sad, but he didn't get mad at God. He still trusted that God was good. Satan was WRONG about Job!