1 Peter 4:12-19

Sharing in suffering: God’s will for suffering

Christian suffering is a reason to rejoice and not to retreat. To suffer as a Christian is to be blessed. It is to know God's glorious presence now and be guaranteed a glorious future. The hallmark of having the Spirit of God is to experience this kind of suffering. If we are to see a revival of the faith, we need to have a radical rethink of understanding Christian suffering.