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James 1:17
17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
Regarding Michael36022's comment: A positive assertion doesn't imply that the opposite is true. Every good and perfect gift comes from God, but this is not the same as saying every bad and imperfect gift comes from the Devil. Satan can only do what God permits (see the book of Job); he is a fallen created being, not the opposite of God. The Devil does have power to afflict believers, but only if and to the extent that God permits. Sometimes prayer and fasting can remove this affliction; at other times we have to endure it because it helps us to rely on God's Grace (as with Paul and the "Thorn in his flesh/side"). The purpose of all suffering is to develop our faith so that we may be complete, lacking nothing (see James). Remember: there can be no victory if there is no battle! This world isn't our home and we will always have trouble. However, we can have courage because Christ has overcome both the world and the Devil! What a great Gift Jesus is, straight from the Father of lights!
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