Suffering: A Gift of Grace

For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake; Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me. Philippians 1:29, 30 What a marvelous comfort! Do you suffer? Of course you do. All God's people suffer. There's the suffering of persecution, afflictions of the body, of the mind and soul. For some, pain is a daily reality and there is only the prospect of imminent death. Some mourn the loss of a dear wife or...