Topic;The supremacy of God over afflictions.

Text: 2 cor. 12:1-10.

Lessons highlights;

Different kinds of afflictions;
1. deception and torment. Matt 10:16-17
2. health issues. Luke 8:43-48. 2 cor. 12:1-7
3. persecutions. John 16:2;10:38
5. false accusations. Acts 6:10-13.
6. imprisonment and killings. Acts 12:1-7

Some sources of afflictions.
1. men. Matt 10:16-17; John 16:2; Acts 6:10-13.
2. spirit of infirmity. Luke 11:11-13.
3. messenger of Satan. 2 cor. 12:7.
4. God if He wants to retain one under the grace or power of Christ. 2 cor. 12:1-7.
5. Satan in his business of trying to get man against God (Nahum 1:9) and God against man (Job 1 and 2. However the good news remains God shall continue to give his faithful ones deliverance from the imaginations of Satan. Psalm 34:19.

Some divine cures of affliction
1. virtue of Christ. Luke 8:43-48.
2. Jesus Christ. Luke 13:11-13.
3. god. Acts 12:1-7.

My prayer is that our Lord Jesus Christ. Put an end to every affliction in your life today in His mighty name. Amen

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