Oh let the Son of God and found you with his spirit and his love,

let him fill your heart and satisfy your soul.

Oh, let him have the things that hold you

and his spirit like a dove will descend upon your life and make you

home.

Welcome to the word for today,

featuring the Bible Teaching of Pastor Chuck Smith,

founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a verse by verse study through the entire

Bible. And on today's edition of the Word for today, Pastor Chuck continues with why God

allows afflictions as we pick up in Psalm chapter 119 verse 67 and now with

today's message here's pastor Chuck. It would seem that afflictions are something

that are placed upon us by God and they come as a chastisement.

A punishment, well not a correctional exigency of God in my life.

The afflictions.

Now, if I am afflicted, I'm not told to call for the elders of the church. I'm to work that out between myself and God.

It's something that God is allowed in order that he might teach me.

God allows afflict in order that he might teach me.

God allows afflictions,

and when they come,

then I am to pray and work that out with God.

If I'm sick, that's something different.

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