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Thank you so much for this.
this is my opinion about suffering for the Christian. If you carefully look at the context of the New Testament, there was only two reasons why the first century believers suffered: 1: persecution, 2: self-sacrificing Love. It remains the same today. God will not use sickness, poverty, or punishment to conform us to the image of Christ. instead, He uses persecution and developing the spirit of self-sacrifice in us. God delivered us from all the curses of the law which includes sickness and poverty. God no longer punishes his children, Jesus took our punishment for us. that is called grace.
That’s not entirely true. Other reasons are the discipline of the Holy Spirit and the harassment of satan.
I have been greatly blessed by this message my brother Frank ( It has really encouraged me a lot ). I am really experiencing this now , discipline from the Holy Spirit and harassment of satan. For the discipline is being :- stressed ,sad, loneley, fear,reaping the result of it , conviction , and have regretted many things and am repenting from them one after another , and for the satan is harassing me continously during this time for my salvation by making me feel that I am rejected and God has shut the door for me and that I am a lost person.
Fantastic! Just what I needed to hear this morning! Thank you.
Great post. Love the Psalms.
“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”
Amen.
I constantly need to be reminded. Thank you.
I needed to be encouraged, and this message came at the right time. thanks bro. love always.
Needed to hear this. Thanks Frank!
I so needed to be reminded of that today. Thanks Frank!
Great Post Frank! I really needed to hear this today! Thanks for sharing! Our God is a good God!
Frank,
What a great post, and very timely indeed. Such truth here. Love ya:)
Thanks for sharing brother! What a great reminder of the eternal perspective of His Life in and through all things…