Our readings in this series are from the book, Understanding the Times. Here is a brief excerpt from page 185:
“As surely as God restrained and used the devil in the days of Joseph and Job, the Lord Jesus restrains him even more tightly today. For as we read in Matthew 12.22-29, Jesus has bound the devil, limiting his power to roam and devour, and making him subject to whatever the pleasure of King Jesus is willing to allow. He may delight to persecute and torture the followers of Jesus, but Jesus allows him to do so to strengthen our faith and increase our joy, hope, and witness. The devil rejoices in tragedy and violence, but Christ can use even such horrors to advance His Kingdom and its economy of love.”
“If Jesus did not restrain the devil, and make him serve only God’s Kingdom purposes, count on it, there would be much, much more evil in the world than is presently the case. If we understand this about our times, then we will never allow the presence or experience of evil to discourage or defeat us. Instead, every manifestation of evil, and every trial to which we are subjected, will merely prompt us to wonder in our souls about what marvelous good thing God is preparing to do.”
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