God had a Job once. He spoke to Satan about this Job, “The LORD said to Satan, ‘Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, fearing God and turning away from evil’” (Job 1:8). God has had several “Jobs” throughout the history of man. Those individuals that would fit the description God gave to Satan, “blameless and upright man, fearing God and turning away from evil.” At the time, Job was unique in his devotion to God, “for there is no one like him on the earth.”
There had been others. Enoch for example. Jude tells us that he lived in the seventh generation after Adam (Jude 1:14). He was also the father of Methuselah (Gen 5:22). The most intriguing thing about him is mentioned in Hebrews, “By faith Enoch was taken up so that he would not see death; and he was not found because God took him up; for he obtained the witness that before his being taken up he was pleasing to God” (11:5). In the same chapter in Hebrews the writer mentions others, “of whom the world was not worthy” (11:38). It is possible to live in such a way that we honor God with our actions and by the very way in which we live. “Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service” (Rom 12:1).
The question still remains. Could God find a Job today? Could He find a person that is blameless and upright? “Do all things without grumbling or disputing; so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world” (Phil. 2:14-15). Could He find someone who fears Him? “Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God” (2 Cor. 7:1). Could He find someone that turns away from evil? “Now flee from youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart” (2 Tim. 2:22). The answer is yes.
If we are a people that would put these things into practice we could be named among the many “Jobs” that God has had throughout human history. As Peter said, “For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful…” (2 Pet. 1:8). As always the key is to do these things every day: choosing in the moment to be one that would glorify God with our actions, while it may seem a daunting task in view of an entirety of a lifetime. However, breaking a life down to a series of small choices, actions and decisions makes that task at hand easier to grasp. In the moment, in this moment, chose to be one that God would be proud of, “Behold my servant…”