When God's People Suffer

You have heard ungodly people ask this question, “If there is a God, and He is good, why does He allow suffering?” And even believers going through difficult trials are tempted to ask similar questions. However, believers understand that we live in a sin-cursed world (Genesis 3:16-19), and as a result of man’s Fall all humans suffer. We all suffer in kind, but maybe not to the same extent. The better question for the believer to ask is, “Since there is suffering in this world, how does our loving Father respond to the suffering of His child?” This month’s blogs are looking at the Scriptures to see how God uses suffering in our lives, and how He works in us through our difficulties. May these thoughts be both challenging to, and a refreshment for your soul.

June 9, 2018

All individuals have obstacles, yet God's people have His support.

"Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward."

Job 5:6-7

June 8, 2018

There is no difficulty in this life that can disconnect us from God's love.

"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?"

Romans 8:35

June 7, 2018

Godliness brings about mistreatment from the ungodly.

"Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution."

2 Timothy 3:12

June 6, 2018

"God does not comfort us to make us comfortable, but to make us comforters."

"Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God."

2 Corinthians 1:3-4

June 5, 2018

God shelters His children during the storms of life.

"For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion: in the secret of His tabernacle shall He hide me; He shall set me up upon a rock."

Psalm 27:5

June 4, 2018

If you have a troubled heart, turn to God for His help.

"Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me [Jesus]."

John 14:1

June 3, 2018

Have you learned that the Lord has the answers to all of your problems?

"...As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress...."

1 Kings 1:29

June 2, 2018

Suffering for Christ is a normal part of the Christian's life.

"For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on Him, but also to suffer for His sake."

Philippians 1:29

June 1, 2018

Even God's children have problems, but He is always there to help!

"Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all."

Psalm 34:19