Why does God allow His people to suffer? Is suffering a sign that we have done something wrong—or can God use suffering to accomplish something greater in our lives?
In this episode of ScriptureLinks Daily Dose of Inspiration, we look at the biblical reality of suffering through the experiences of Paul and Silas and the teaching of Scripture. From a prison cell in Acts 16 to Paul’s desire to know Christ through “the fellowship of his sufferings,” we discover that suffering does not mean God h
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What would people say about your faith if they were describing it to someone else?
In 1 Thessalonians 1, Paul gives an incredible description of a church whose faith was not merely something they talked about—it was something people could see\. Their **work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope** had become evident to others\.
Their lives demonstrated that they had turned from idols to serve the living and true God\. Their faith had become so visible that their exampl…
We all have things we would rather keep hidden\. Things we’ve said, done, thought, or allowed into our hearts that we would rather nobody else know about\. But Scripture reminds us that nothing is hidden from God\.
Romans 3:23 tells us that **all have sinned**\. Psalm 90:8 reminds us that even our secret sins are before God\. Jeremiah 16:17 says that our ways are not hidden from Him\. So if God already knows everything, why does He call us to confess?
Because confession isn’t…