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the curse of sin, and sin brings sickness and
death. It’s going to happen to all of us.
Another reason is Satan and another is God
— and God is not a cruel God. At times He
chastens us as we do our children. At times
He’s preparing us for better things as with
Paul and Job and Joseph and others in
Scripture, and at times, it’s just for His glory,
sometimes in healing and sometimes not.
When I think about Job, Satan accused
him of being a hypocrite; in other words,
he’s only serving God for what he can get
from God. God said, “Nope. I’m going to
show you that.” He said, “You can have your
way with him.” He’d already taken everything
else. God said, “You can have your way with
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