With today’s corrupted and sinful society, the devil felt he
could call upon God to discuss some issues from the past and present. God
laughed upon his request, but agreed to meet briefly. God asked the devil to
meet him on the third ring of Jupiter at noon the following day.
As noon approached, the nervous devil arrived to the
planet’s ring. When a few minutes had passed he started to think God stood him
up. Then suddenly a mighty trumpet sound rang and millions upon millions of angels
triumphed from heaven into space. Behind them rode a man on a horse gleaming
with light. The brightness was too much to handle and the devil had to turn
around to save his eyesight.
“What can I do for you?” asked God to the devil.
With his back towards God, the devil had prepared a case for
God. “Well you see, it seems that the earth’s people are falling. Sin is
everywhere and I becoming more and more popular. So, I have a proposition,” the
devil schemed.
“Yes?” God said.
“May I rule over the earth? You can have the rest of the
universe. I just want the earth! Please!!” pleaded the devil.
God replied in laughter, “Oh Lucifer, you haven’t changed
one bit. I love the earth and I love the people in it. I created them. But I’ll
tell you what, I’ll choose my most faithful servant, Bob, on earth and allow
his life to be doomed and tortured. I will bring physical and mental pain to
his body. And if he still proclaims to love me, then you will never be allowed
to leave hell again, but if he chooses to give up and serve you, you may have
the earth.”
The devil thought the deal over and agreed. The next day,
the devil went to find Bob.
Bob lived in New York City as a janitor in the Empire State
Building. He had two kids and a beautiful wife. Bob was a committed husband and
father and was loved by many for his kind heart and loving attitude. He often
served his community and lived a modest life.
When Bob arrived at work that day, his boss handed him a
pink slip. Bob was let off go due to budget cuts. On his way home he received a
call from a friend who had told him that Bob’s wife and kids had been in a
deathly car wreck that morning. Bob was crushed. He had lost his job and family
within just a few hours.
“God! I trust you. Please give me the strength to get
through this,” cried Bob.
The next day, Bob woke up with bumps all over his body. He
called 911 and was rushed to the hospital. Bob was diagnosed with a rare
disease that caused his ski to burn from the inside out.
“God! I need you. I trust you!” cried Bob.
Job is covered in sores.
Photo Cred: Distant Shores
Bob lied in the hospital for five years as doctors and
specialists tried to help treat his deadly disease. When the doctors said there
is nothing else they can do to help, Bob kindly thanked them for their service.
“God, use me as you will. I am nothing without you and I
will stay faithful to you,” said Bob.
Suddenly Bob saw an angel appear in his hospital room.
“Bob, God loves you. He is so proud of you and your commitment
to serve him. Go forth, for you are healed!” said the angel.
God returned to meet the devil and sent him back to hell for
eternity.
Bob praised God for the rest of his days.
AUTHOR’S NOTE:
This story is based from the story of Job. Job is a biblical story that was written is this unity as an Islamic folklore. I decided to give a light-hearted background to the story and bring the setting into modern times. I am familiar with the story of Job from the bible's standpoint, so it was interesting to read this story from a different perspective. I think Job is an awesome story about a man who has such an admirable courageous faith in his beliefs. Job losses absolutely everything and his friends turn against him, but he stays true to his trust in God.
If the bible were written in chronological order, most people think that the story of job would come after Genesis. This popular story not only offers a story of faith, but also offers some information that makes historian believes that dinosaurs were alive during the time of Job's life. I think that's awesome!
I personally love the story of Job because even though there is so much hurt and pain, Job's commitment to God succeeds all things. I wanted my story to add some light-heartedness to this story while also showing a fun perspective to the background of Job's misery. It is completely fictional, but I believe does a good job of showing God's triumph through the story of Job as seen in both the bible and this Muslim folklore.
This story is based from the story of Job. Job is a biblical story that was written is this unity as an Islamic folklore. I decided to give a light-hearted background to the story and bring the setting into modern times. I am familiar with the story of Job from the bible's standpoint, so it was interesting to read this story from a different perspective. I think Job is an awesome story about a man who has such an admirable courageous faith in his beliefs. Job losses absolutely everything and his friends turn against him, but he stays true to his trust in God.
If the bible were written in chronological order, most people think that the story of job would come after Genesis. This popular story not only offers a story of faith, but also offers some information that makes historian believes that dinosaurs were alive during the time of Job's life. I think that's awesome!
I personally love the story of Job because even though there is so much hurt and pain, Job's commitment to God succeeds all things. I wanted my story to add some light-heartedness to this story while also showing a fun perspective to the background of Job's misery. It is completely fictional, but I believe does a good job of showing God's triumph through the story of Job as seen in both the bible and this Muslim folklore.
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Your story is very well written!! I like how you made it a modern version of the story. It's really cool that through all of the hardships that Bob went through that he was still faithful to God. It's really sad that he lost his family and his job all in one day though. I think it's kinda sad that God would use his most faithful follower and make his life miserable to prove a point and basically win a bet though. I really enjoyed your story though.
ReplyDeleteLandon, you did a great job of splitting up the story and making it easy to follow and read. I like how you changed the story to have more of light-hearted background. Also, changing things to more modern times was a great add to the story. I liked how I was able to picture everything that was going on. Great job! Also, the picture went well with the story.
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