Suffering

1 Peter 4:1 says just as Christ suffered in the body, we must also suffer. Why would a loving God allow people to suffer? Because He is suffering, and when we walk with Him, we face the same insults, the same perfectution, the same hatred that the world has for Him. Not because He desires it for us, but because the world does not receive Him.

However, one must remember that in Him there is victory. He replaces pain with healing. He replaces hunger with fulfillment. He replaces sorrow with joy. He replaces defeat with victory.

Many believers never suffer. They have adapted to the ways of this world. They deny Christ for the sake of comfort. But in Somalia, every believer suffers. Every believer risks their lives for the sake of Christ. But He has not neglected any. He is suffering.. you suffer because you are His. But, this too, shall pass.

Soon, my brothers and sisters. Soon, very soon, you will get your reward.