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Pastor John,
What role does Satan play, if God is in control of all things?
Ross
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Thanks for the question, Ross.
When the Spirit spoke to me on August 23, 1981, and set me free from faith in the devil so that I could place all my faith and all my fear in my heavenly Father, Satan became irrelevant to me. However my Father chooses to use him is my Father’s business, and I do not have to even think about it. The overall point is that, whatever role that the Father decides Satan will play in any situation, Satan has no control and no authority over the circumstances of our lives. As I wrote in my book, “All Things” (Current title is Suffering and the Saints, see above link), Satan cannot even stick out his tongue at us unless God tells him to stick it out. And even then, he must keep it stuck out until God tells him to take it back in. The same is true of ungodly people. They cannot determine anything that happens to us, and that knowledge saves us from bitterness. It is so comforting to know that no matter what happens, God is still God, and Jesus is still Lord of ALL.
Pastor John