God Doesn't Delight to See Us Suffer (TMF:1747)

Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Peace to Live By: God Doesn't Delight to See Us Suffer (TMF:1747) - Daniel Litton
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       Yes, God is a good God, and he is ever loving toward us, longing to give us more and more. Satan said that if we went against God we would actually gain life, but nothing could be farther from the truth. All unbelievers and rebels against God will get is punishment for sins. Paul brings up Christian suffering here, and it is true that we may suffer for our personal relationship with God through Christ. I can hear some of you out there saying, “I knew it, God really isn’t as good as I thought. He wants me to suffer. I have to suffer to get good things from him.” Well, hold on a second. For starters, if you live in American society, most Christians are not going to suffer significantly, as least compared to the rest of the Christians in the world. But that’s beside the point. God certainly does not delight to see his children suffer. Anyone who says he does, it simply isn’t true. What God delights to see in our good response and attitude in our suffering—not the actual suffering.