Our light afflictions

PA S T O R A N D R E W W I L L I A M S

OUR LIGHT AFFLICTIONS


JOB

(Four attributes)• Perfect• Upright• One that feared God• Eschewed (shunned) evil


Four Tragic Events

• Sabeans – took oxen, donkeys, killed servants.

• Fire – burned and consumed sheep and servants

• Chaldeans – took camels and killed servants

• Wind – destroyed the house the his children were in and they died


DefinitionAffliction - noun

1. a state of pain, distress, or grief; misery: They sympathized with us in our affliction.

2. a cause of mental or bodily pain, as sickness, loss, calamity, or persecution.


Afflictions

1. Common to All

2. Are for the good of men

3. For the glory of God


Common to all

• Job 14:1 Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble.

• Psalm 34:19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.


Are for the good of men

• James 1:2-3, 12 - 2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

• 12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.


For the glory of God

2 Corinthians 12:7-10• 7 And lest I should be exalted

above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.



• 8 For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.

• 9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.



• 10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

Our light afflictions

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