Job, most certainly held his wife and children close to his heart. Without question, his health, like our own, was dear unto him. And though he did not seem to be such a man that clung to his possessions, still they were a great blessing and enjoyment to his life and that of his family. But in God's stripping of His servant there was one thing (other than his life) He left job, a thing the old saint clutched tightly to and refused to let go of: his moral integrity. "...till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me."
The word integrity comes from the Latin and old French, meaning:
innocence, blamelessness, chastity, purity. It carries the thought of wholesomeness and soundness in moral and ethical principles. This was the one dominating characteristic in Job's life, and everyone knew it, both in heaven and in earth.
The whole issue between God and Satan concerning Job was his integrity. After Satan hit the old patriarch with his first wave of heartbreak, God throws in the adversary's face, "...still he [Job] holdeth fast his integrity." Even his wife knew her man to be a man of integrity, "Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? Wonderful thought, is it not, you can take everything a man or woman holds precious, but you can't rob him or her of their integrity. One can only lose this (integrity) by willfully surrendering it.
May our testimony be that of darling David, "And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever."
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