Understanding Satan's role (2)
Saturday 22nd September 2018
'A messenger of Satan, to torment me.' 2 Corinthians 12:7 NIV
When we're facing adversity on our Christian walk, we'd be wise to allow it to drive us closer to God. That was true in Paul's life: he had been a Christian persecutor who became an apostle chosen by God. He healed the sick, travelled the world, and wrote some of history's greatest documents.
But as he grew in godly fame, he came up against massive trials and challenges, one of which was to ward off pride. 'To keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me' (2 Corinthians 12:7 ESV). We aren't told the...