"A Christian's experience is like a rainbow, made up of drops of the grief of earth, and beams of the bliss of heaven." -Spurgeon
Kirk: I recently met a man with a rare mixture of physical ailments who asked me, "Does Satan afflict me with pain, suffering, and ailments, or do they come from God? Does God allow Satan to cause my pain or does God send pain to teach me lessons?" I explained that this was a question that has been the subject of many debates for centuries. I confessed that while I do not know everything about God, we can know what He reveals to us in His Word and through our experience. We know that God is not unaware of our pain or powerless to stop it. He is all seeing and all powerful. Aliments and every bad thing, God turns for good for those who love Him and are the called according to His purposes. We know that God understands suffering because He gave His one and only son to sweat great drops of blood and hang on a tree. God can move mountains, dry seas, cast out devils, send angels, heal the lame, give sight to the blind, heal the sick, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and raise the dead. Job was afflicted by a devil on a leash under the supervision of God, resulting in God's glory, Job's good, and our instruction. Christ's death was our only hope for eternal life. God raised beauty from ashes and make old things new. Rainbows are a mysterious mixture of water and light, and our life on earth is a mysterious blending of our real choices, the effects of sin, and the power of God to make all things heavenly.
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