Core Truth: As we noted in last Sunday’s message, we know that the world is filled with mind-numbing examples of profound suffering and evil that seem to multiply on an ever-increasing basis, and in recent times it has become especially so for Christians. In today’s message The God of All Grace (Part 2) we will look at the age-old questions of why there is so much suffering in the world to begin with, and especially why our God of faithfulness and love hasn’t at least exempted His own children from it.
Scripture: 1 Peter 5:8-11 (NLT)
Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. Stand firm against him and be strong in your faith. Remember that your family of believers all over the world is going through the same kind of suffering you are. In His kindness God called you to share in His eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, He will restore, support, and strengthen you, and He will place you on a firm foundation.