21 November 2021
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The World Has Suffering Due to Sin (TMF:1750)

Friday, November 26, 2021
Peace to Live By: The World Has Suffering Due to Sin (TMF:1750) - Daniel Litton
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       Romans chapter 8, beginning in verse 18: “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us” (ESV). We considered last week how we as Christians can suffer in this life. There are all kinds of ways we suffer. We suffer because the world has been affected by sin. So, things break down. People break down. Our loved ones die; we die. The earth is affected by sin. We also suffer because of incorrect things others do in our world. People can reap havoc; they can sin against us. They can come against us. Not to mention in all of his, behind a lot of suffering then comes Satan and his demonic forces. Satan is seeking to reap havoc where he can. He uses all kinds of tools in his arsenal in order to accomplish his objectives. Yes, it’s a wonderful world, and it’s a wonderful life, since God created both good, but at the same time sin exists in this world. And it certainly causes us problems.

Having the Good Things of God (TMF:1749)

Thursday, November 25, 2021
Peace to Live By: Having the Good Things of God (TMF:1749) - Daniel Litton
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       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. 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. Yes, Jesus died for the sins of everybody and rose from the dead, and today is with God in Heaven. Anyone who places their trust in him gains life now, is indwelled by the Spirit of God, gains a new mind, a new character over time, and will ultimately be a heir with Jesus of everything good God is giving us in the future. All can be yours today by placing your trust in Jesus.

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.

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.

We are Heirs of God (TMF:1746)

Monday, November 22, 2021
Peace to Live By: We are Heirs of God (TMF:1746) - Daniel Litton
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       Nevertheless, Paul makes the dramatic and incredible statement here that if we are children of God, if we call God our Father, then we are heirs of God, which means we are fellow heirs with Christ. This statement is hard to fathom. Just think of the enormous wealth each of us possess being an heir of God. Everything that God has to give will be ours in the future. We’ve talked about Heaven in the past, and I don’t have time to go over Heaven again and everything our future encompasses, but to say the least it’s going to be awesome. God has saved us from an eternal sentence in Hell, where we would have been tormented day and night forever and ever, and he has replaced with with the extreme opposite. It will be better the Charlie inheriting Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory, and that would be pretty cool. 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.