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wife encouraged him to curse God but he continued in his faith (Job 2:9). When the test comes at the threshing floor, Satan intends to come and rob you of your blessing, wrecking your confidence in God's provision. On the other hand, God may allow the test to remove the chaff from your spirit and instill character in your life! Peter's time of testing came BEFORE he was used to head the Jewish church in Jerusalem. Job's testing came PRIOR to his "double portion blessing" in Job 42:10. Ruth had to be steadfast and faithful, THEN the Lord brought her to the floor of Boaz. Then it shall be, when he lies down, that you shall notice the place where he lies; and you shall go in, uncover his feet, and lie down; and he will tell you what you should do (Ruth 3:4). U NCOVERING THE F EET OF B OAZ Naomi predicted that when Ruth "uncovered the feet" of Boaz, he would tell her what to do. There is something about the feet that is special to God. Feet that carry the good news of the gospel are blessed (Isaiah 52:7, Romans 10:15)! A woman broke open an alabaster box and washed Jesus' feet with her tears (Luke 7:38). A New Testament word for worship means to "kiss toward." In one instance, where David speaks of worship, the word means to "bow toward." Worship involves a mental and