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SPIRIT OF LIFE MINISTRIES
5-19-2023
AFFLICTIONS
Psalms 34:19 says, “Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.” The definition of afflictions is bad, evil, adversity, calamity, displeasure, distress, evil, exceedingly great, grief, harm, hurtful, misery sore, sorrow, trouble, vex and more. That covers all that comes against you.
You can be sure if you are born again, (because that is the only way to have righteousness in your life), that you will be attacked with these things. Anyone that does anything for God will see these afflictions come at their life. Yet, this verse says that the LORD, which is Jehovah, the triune God that we serve will deliver us out of them ALL. All means all.
How are we delivered? It says in Psalm 107:20, “He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.” The definition of the word: “word” in this verse is to answer, decree, a commandment. The word healed is rapha. So, in this case it is Jehovah Rapha that sends his word to heal you and make you whole from all afflictions. Destructions are defined as pitfalls, a trap set by Satan.
The word delivered is defined as to escape, be released, preserve, or save speedily. The way you receive this deliverance is by faith. Faith in God, and faith in his promises in the word of God. God cannot lie my friends. He said there would be many afflictions so we should prepare our hearts for these things, but we must know that the God that heals us, Jehovah Rapha, will deliver us from them.
In 1 Corinthians 10:13 it says, “There hath no temptation (adversity, trial, experience of evil, discipline)taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer (allow) you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation (trial, test) also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.”
There will be afflictions that come, but God wins and because he wins, we also win and receive deliverance.
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