To Walk Like Job
by Michael Doyle

There is nothing so much as we regret
As to have not leaned in toward the net
Fending off against all intimidation
And fighting back with concentration

We see the proof in the documentation
But not so much in its ready duplication
We find in this relatable story
A model in understanding God's glory

Enduring suffering yet staying upright
Job shunned evil in the black of the night
Knowing that evil must be faced down
For the faithful to wear victory's crown

The story told comes early in mankind's time
And sets out El Shaddai's glory in its rhyme
This came in sequence as the patriarchs found
The roots of Israel is a tale quite profound

Even in its elusively documented conversation
That came when Job met his starry destination
And found himself subject to troubling accusation
Adversarial as is the steps of Satanic procession

Demon Forces are often let loose 
Their best attempt at delivering a bruise
Against humanity to mark us in God's eyes
In a dark scheme of manipulation and despise

Satan is the accuser and father of all lies
And was allowed to test Job in all ways that apply
The great beast was allowed off its leash
To test if true faith is lost in living the least

Yet, despite this pain of circumstance to his dignity
Would cause Job to quit his godly ways or integrity
Job stayed strong through God, and for God, he maintained
Everything that was challenge was as if strongly gained

Sometimes God's people suffer through no fault of their own
But we must remain faithful to God to serve Him on His throne
Faithful that in the end, all believers will understand
That all holy persons willingly follow God's great commands

Each step of the struggle is well-documented
Yet, very rarely has such integrity been duplicated
Humanity too often loses the will to live with true zeal
And to nobly trust in God's will as it is revealed

Job stayed the course despite life's traps
Walking with true courage with any sort of maps
He pushed forward and trusted in God's hand
Knowing God will be triumphant in all He commands

Words without knowledge only leads to obscurity 
That attempts to blind us as if God's will is a mystery
The bottom line is that God is who sets the foundation
And it is humanity that owes God the explanation

God assigned Job a set of never envisioned tasks
That came to Job in a deluge of excessive asks
Each requiring Job to never give up his trust
As he, and we too, turn to God in prayer as we must

Humbling ourselves given our finite understanding
We walk in purity and know our place is not demanding
But instead to accept whatever comes our ways
As  we walk as Job did throughout all of his holy days

(c) March 12, 2024   Michael Doyle
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