by our experiences. The Bible leaves us no doubt: God is never frustrated. “No one can hold back his hand or say to him: ‘What have you done?’ ” (Daniel 4:35). It is true that God is involved in an invisible war with Satan and that the lives of God’s people often are battlegrounds, as seen in the life of Job. But even then Satan must get permission to touch God’s people. (See Job 1:12, 2:6, and Luke 22:31–32.) Even in this invisible war, God is still sovereign. Author Margaret Clarkson, herself a
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