Text: Isaiah 43:2 NKJV Further Reading: Psalms 66:10-12 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you. Isaiah 43:2 NKJV MESSAGE There is nothing greater than knowing […]
The Purifying Fire Of Suffering
Text: Isaiah 48:10 NKJV Further Reading: Isaiah 48:10-11 Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction. Isaiah 48:10 NKJV MESSAGE Gold in its purest form must have to go through the fire to come out shining. Everyone loves gold, but not many people like the […]
Why Does God Allow Suffering?
Text: 2 Corinthians 12:7 NKJV Further Reading: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. 2 Corinthians 12:7 NKJV MESSAGE Nobody can really put […]
Christian Suffering
Text: 1 Peter 4:1 NKJV Further Reading: 1 Peter 4:1-6 Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin. 1 Peter 4:1 NKJV MESSAGE Whenever we hear the stories of Christians being seriously persecuted, tortured, imprisoned, […]