Friday, November 13, 2009

A Difficult Reminder

We have been talking about persecution and difficult circumstances in a Christian’s life. There is one more phrase that is important for us to bring attention to. It is the phrase, “Those who suffer according to the will of God.”

It is God’s will for us to experience suffering. It refines us (1 Peter 1:7) and causes us to remember, we do not belong here (1 Peter 2:11). We are children of God, not children of this world (James 1:27, 4:4; 1 John 2:15; 1 John 3:1-2).