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>>Announcer: It has
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Gaius Julius Phaedrus was a
Roman writer of fables in the
first century A.D. Much is not
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known about Phaedrus, however
most historians believe that he
lived through the rulership of
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emperors Augustus, Tiberius,
Caligula and Claudius. He is
most well known in history as
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being the first writer to
latinize and entire book of
fables. While not someone who
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made a major impact on much of
history, he does have a well
known saying. He is believed to
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be the one who wrote the words,
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Things are not always what they
seem.as we have looked at the
great Star Wars happening all
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around us. The ultimate battle
of good versus evil, many have
blamed God for the evil
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happenings of this world. Some
even refer to major events of
nature as.acts of God. Is that
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really so? Or is there something
more? Today, we will take a look
behind the scenes of this battle
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of good and evil and will see,
Things are not always what they
seem.but to the perceptive,
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believing Bible student what is
behind the scenes will be
revealed. We left off last week
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understanding how Satan had
tempted Adam and Eve to defy and
disobey God. The rebellious
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spirit born in the garden led to
the fall of Adam and Even and
like a cascading domino effect,
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fell upon all of humanity. It
was a terrible tragedy, paradise
itself had been lost. Yet,
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remember, in the midst of this
tragedy and what appeared to be
eternal loss, God gave a
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promise. That promise was for a
redeemer to come and bridge the
chasm of separation caused by
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that first sin. The promise of
God in the garden guaranteed the
defeat of that old serpent
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called the devil and Satan.
However we mustn't become
complacent or presumpttuous over
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this promise. While the promise
delivers defeat and forecasts
the ultimate victory of God's
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people, this does not mean that
the serpent, the dragon, the old
wily foe the devil was going to
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simply go, curl up in a little
ball and cry. The Bible is
clear, that the garden promise
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drew fury from the dragon.
In fact the Bible tells us in
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Revelation 12:12 The word,
wrath, conveys the intense
anger, passion and indignation.
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The devil is unleashing an
indignate attack because his
time is ticking. Although the
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devil knows that he is a
defeated foe and he knows that
his time is short, the Bible
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says he is full of this wrath. 1
Peter 5:8 describes the wrathful
actions of the serpent,
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This symbol is telling of a lion
roaring. In the wild, a gazelle
is faster than a lion at all
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times. However, when a lion is
chasing a gazelle, it will often
roar. This roar is so powerful
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that it throws off the cadence
of the gazelle just enough, that
then the lion is able to pounce
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and get the prey. Yet lions can
be tamed. By the one is the Lion
of the Tribe of Judah So, in the
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garden God delivered the promise
of hope to humankind and the
guarantee of defeat to the devil
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by promising the Messiah Jesus,
the Lion of the Tribe of Juday
Yet, what would the devil do
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with this enormous defeat and
such a short time? He sought
revenge and the book of Job
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tells us one of the most
detailed accounts of the
serpents revenge and gives us a
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behind the scenes look at his
goal of inflict as much pain as
possible upon God's people. In
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chapter one of the book of Job,
an interesting scene is
described a meeting of the "sons
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of God," Job chapter one
and verse six tells the story.
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Scholars and commentators are
unsure on who exactly the "sons
of God" are but in a thorough
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study it seems that these "sons
of God" are representatives from
the various planets and worlds
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that God has created throughout
time. There in the heavenly
realms they had gathered for
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some type of celestial meeting.
However, that meeting was
interrupted by the arrival of
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the devil. Some might rightfully
ask the question, "how is it
that the serpent has come to the
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heavenly realms, I thought he
was kicked out?" That my friends
is a very good question and an
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excellent observation. Bible
commentators seem to indicate
that at this meeting the proper
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representative would have been
Adam after all, he had been
given dominion over the earth,
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he was the leader of earth.
However, because of Adam's
disobedience to God and more
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importantly his giving into the
temptation of Satan - Adam's
rightful spot at this heavenly
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convocation was actually filled
by the serpent. You see because
of Adam's giving into the devil,
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he relinquished his right to be
the leader of the earth and
attend this heavenly meeting.
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Instead, the devil is there as
the representative of earth,
this is why in the New
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Testament, the devil is referred
to as "the ruler of this world,"
and later as the "prince of the
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power of the air." Adam gave to
the devil the authority God gave
to him. The passage then
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continues on,
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So here it is, the attack of the
dragon is made and Satan accuses
one of God's prized people. His
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accusation was piercing,
accusing with the fact that the
man serves God only because his
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material blessings. And so in
order to permit Satan and all
the rest of the universe see it
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demonstrated that this is not
true, God allowed Satan to
attack Job. The Bible states
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that he is able to attack
everything but Job's person,
however in chapter 2 the serpent
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is even allowed to touch the
person of Job. And here in
chapter one and two, in the
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process of only a few days I'm
sure, Job loses everything.
First, he loses his oxen,
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donkeys, and servents. Then he
loses his sheep and then his
camels. After this he lost his
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sons and daughters. Then, if
this all wasn't enough, Satan
begins to attack his person. He
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was made to have boils from the
soles of his feet to the crown
of his head. And then his wife
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encourages him to curse God and
die, yet the Bible testifies to
the fact that in all this he did
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not sin against God. And so if
all of that isn't enough to deal
with, Job has three friends,
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from the church, who come over
to comfort him and give him
company. And each of them want
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to know one thing, what was it
that Job had done against God
that all of this pain has been
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inflicted upon him. And for the
next 35 chapters, Job's friends
lecture him on why he should
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repent and ask for forgiveness
so that Job might be relieved of
this situation. Now it is easy
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for us to condemn the friends,
however they didn't have the
behind the scenes look that all
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of us have. And with each claim
of innocence by Job it seems to
make matters worse. These
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friends become more hostile and
their entire argument of 35
chapters can be summed up by
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this statement, "God is just and
allows suffering only when it is
deserved." So, according to
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them, Job deserves his
suffering. The sad reality is
that some teach this idea and
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even more sad is that some of us
believe the exact same way. And
so as this situation builds,
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finally an
exasperated Job cries out,
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Job had patiently waited for
deliverance, yet he grew tired
and Job challenged God on His
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justice. God then came to Job,
chapter 38 and onward, God
begins a series of questions and
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speeches in which he questions
Job and he questions whether Job
really understands God's
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omnipotence. In Job 38,
God begins asking Job some very
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tough questions, It may seem at
a surface reading that God is
trying to beat Job into
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submission, but as we read on,
God is actually trying to help
Job understand what was
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happening behind the scenes. And
so Job responded. His response
is of vital importance to each
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one of us today. Because the
experience of Job and the attack
of the dragon gives us a lesson
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for our lives. The Bible says he
is roaming about like a roaring
lion seeking whom he may devour
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and the Bible also says he knows
his time is short, so his
attacks will be serious. His
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attacks will be assaults on our
freedom in Jesus in order to
take away our assurance of
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salvation in Him. Like Job we
too can come to the same
realization that we cannot be
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defeated in the devil's attacks
as long as we live under the
shelter of the protecting arms
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of Jesus. What we see is that
Job reveals the keys to surving
the attack of the dragon. The
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Bible tells us of the
response of Job in Job 42:1-6,
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And so as we read this text we
see very clearly the imagery of
repentance. But what is it that
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Job needs to repent of? The
Bible says through all of this
that Job never sinned. Even
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God, Himself, said that Job was
innocent. Why then did he need
to repent? Let's look at the
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text and see if it reveals the
answer. In verses 1 and 2, he
acknowledges God's soveigrnty.
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Job says he knows, the word is
not simply a head knowledge. Th
word here "to know" is the same
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word used in the phrase "and
Adam knew his wife." It defines
a very intimate knowledge, a
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relational knowledge of God. Job
knows that God can do
everything. In the Hebrew it
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literally says that God will
prevail in all things. Literall
the enitrety, the whole. God can
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do everything. God has no
limitations. In fact, Job goes
on to say that no purpose of His
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can be withheld. What does that
mean? Quite literally it says
that no plan of God's can be
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restrained or cut off. Not only
does God have the ability to do
everything, but He cannot be
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stopped from doing it. The first
point in surviving the attack of
the dragon is that we must
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intimately know and have a
relationship with God that we
can say and believe that God can
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do everything and no one,
including us, can or will stop
Him from doing it. Then in
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verses 3-5 is where Job gives
us the reason for his repentance
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Listen carefuly, Job begins by
quoting a question God asked him
in chapter 38 in verse 2 and 3.
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And then Job acknowledges that
he has uttered what he did not
understand and admits that these
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were things too wonderful for
him which he did not know. He is
admitting that although he
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understood God's omnipotence, he
did not understand His
sovereignty. Let me unpack that
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a bit. Job understands God's
omnipotence. That means he
understands that God is all
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powerful. However, he does not
understand God's sovereignty.
Which means he does not
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understand God's rulership and
control. He does not understand
that even in the midst of
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trouble and strife God is still
in control. God had not
forgotten Job. He had not left
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Job for not. God was and is
still in control. And He hasn't
forgotten you. Are you facing
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crises in your own life? Does it
seem that nothing is going your
way? God is in control. And here
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in the latter portion of these
verses we see the trouble that
Job was facing. The scriptures
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say, The word for hear, means to
quite literally be attentive to.
Job has heard God, and to some
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extent has an experience with
God, yet he does not have a full
understanding. Now, here in this
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situation, where he has lost
everything and is given a
glimpse behind the scenes - he
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now gains a deeper understanding
of God. The Bible says that he
now sees God. Literally in the
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Hebrew this means to perceive,
learn, and feel. He comes to the
realization that God is there
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and God does love him. He
understands that God's purposes
and plans are greater than ours.
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And even though tragedy has
struck and God has seemingly
done nothing about it - God
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knows the situation, He is in
control, He is doing something
about it and that we must wait
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upon Him to find out what will
happen. The second point of
overcoming the attack of the
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dragon is to not only hear God,
but to see Him. To be patient
and wait upon Him and to see
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what He is going to do because
His plan is the best plan. Job
repents of the fact that he did
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not recognize the sovereignty of
God. He repents that he did not
recognize God as the ruler of
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the universe. The Bible says
that Job abhored himself and
repented in dust and ashes. Job
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has so much sorrow for what he
has done that he abhors himself
He despises his inner being. He
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then repents in dust and ashes.
An acknowledgement that he was
made from dust and ashes and to
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the dust he will return. It was
a sign of humility before the
Lord. He humbled himself at the
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feet of the Lord. My dear
friends, the third and last
point of the overcoming the
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attack of the dragon is this
when going through tough times,
we must stay humble before God
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so we might perceive His ways.
Friends, for many of us in the
midst of life's struggles, maybe
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someone watching is particularly
feeling the revenge of the
serpent. The passage promises
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how we will survive this revenge
of the serpent: First, we must
intimately know and have a
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relationship with God that we
can say and believe that God can
do everything and no one can
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stop Him from doing it.
Secondly, we must not only hear
God, but we need to see Him as
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well. This means we must be
patient and wait upon Him and to
see what He is going to do
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because His plan is the best
plan. And third, when we going
through these tough times, we
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must stay humble before God so
we might perceive His ways. The
Bible promises: Joshua 1:5 in
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the words of God, Himself,
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Friends, let us give God the
opportunity to show His goodness
and love even in the midst of
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tragedy. So even though the
serpent is attempting to gain
revenge. We must ultimately
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remember that God is all
powerful, that He is in control,
and we must wait to see His
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plan. And because of this, God
has won - let us wait to see His
victory. Do you want to be a
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part of that victory? Do you
want to victorious? If you do,
let's take a stand and entrust
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ourselves to the One who is all
powerful, who is in control, and
who has the best plan for our
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lives. Heavenly Father, as we
have been given this glimpse
behind the scenes, we know and
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trust that the crises, the
struggles that we face can be
overcome by entrusting our
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entire lives to Your Son Jesus.
Please give us the strength to
do so. Help us to see and
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understand the comfort You
provide for each of us today. We
pray in Jesus' name, Amen.
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My dear friends, this
behind-the-scenes look helps us
to understand who it is that's
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behind all the tragedy in our
world. To understand this more,
I want to give you an offer
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today, and that offer is When
Life is Unfair.In this, as you
read through it, you will be
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fascinated by the chapters "Why
do bad things happen to the
innocent?", "Where is God when
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tragedy strikes?", "What is
causing all this pain and
suffering?" I want you to have
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this offer. I want you to grow
in Jesus and see that there is
victory in Him. Here's the
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information you
need for today's offer.
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The star wars cosmic battle in
heaven between Christ and Satan.
The war is waging over you. I
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hope that today you have chosen
Jesus Christ. I want to invite
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you, friend, to go
itiswrittencanada.ca. There
you'll find a number of
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resources to help you in your
relationship with Jesus. I hope
today's program has helped you
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draw near to Him. Join us again
next week. Until then, remember,
it is written: "Man shall not
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live by bread alone, but by
every word that proceeds from
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