Sometimes It is Necessary to Suffer (TMF:1748)

Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Peace to Live By: Sometimes It is Necessary to Suffer (TMF:1748) - Daniel Litton
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       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. That’s a significant distinction. Sometimes it is necessary for us to suffer for Christ’s sake. Satan has power, and he can work against believers in different ways. And suffering brings glory to God if it is endured. As a matter of fact, Jesus is our perfect model in this area. The writer of Hebrews tells us that Jesus “for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God” (ESV). Jesus didn’t look at the suffering, he looked ahead and hoped on into the future for what would be the result of his temporary suffering. That’s what he fixed his eyes on. Anybody out there today who doesn’t have the good things I’ve been talking about can have them all by placing your faith in Jesus.