{"id":548,"date":"2020-01-25T07:57:36","date_gmt":"2020-01-25T12:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spministries.com\/?p=548"},"modified":"2020-01-25T07:57:36","modified_gmt":"2020-01-25T12:57:36","slug":"is-god-in-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spministries.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/25\/is-god-in-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Is God in control?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> People think God is in control, that they can just go through life day by day and God is going to direct everything for them, but that is not how it works. The Bible says in 2 Corinthians that \u201csatan is the god of this world.\u201d If God was in control of this earth there would be no sickness, disease, or evil. But the good news is, Jesus defeated the devil on that cross at Calvary and now when you receive Jesus into your heart the Greater One lives inside of you. Greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world. 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