Because of what Jesus did on the cross, whatever suffering we go through here on this side of eternity is ‘easy’ suffering because we have been spared the greatest suffering of all, the punishment of our sins and eternal damnation.
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Father in the name of Jesus we want to thank you for the privilege to come boldly to the throne of grace, with the confidence that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. We bring before you the troubling situations of our world. While most of us enjoy good…
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JULY 11 After you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace … will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. 1 Peter 5:10 You have seen the arch of heaven as it spans the plain: Glorious are its colors, and rare its hues. It is beautiful, but, sadly, it passes away, and…
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The message of the cross is not, “Your sins are forgiven — now man up and stop complaining!”. No, as Isaiah says…
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On 15th August 2002, just five days after my birthday, my dad was violently snatched away from us in a tragic motor accident. The story was that a runaway tipper truck driver (escaping a police check-point) rammed into the vehicle he was traveling in with another Reverend minister, on their way back from a meeting…
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In the previous article, we established that God is sovereign in the sufferings His children go through in life. In this article, we take a look at the purposes to which God employs suffering in the lives of Christians. Suffering keeps us humble One of the greatest problems God has with man is the issue…
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Exactly a year ago, seven days after my birthday, I preached the sermon in our Church (Glory Baptist Church, The Gambia). Shortly after the service, I suffered a stroke that paralysed half of my body from my head down. For about six months, I was incapacitated – I lost the use of my right arm,…
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