Series: Weak Made Strong
Weak Made Strong: God Is Our Hope in Suffering
June 11, 2023 | John Durham
I CORINTHIANS 1:1-11
- GOD IS FAMILIAR WITH ALL SUFFERING. 1:3a,
- GOD IS THE SOURCE OF MERCIES AND ALL COMFORT. 1:3b,4, 8-9
- WE ARE COMFORTED FOR THE SAKE OF OTHERS. 3-4,6
- GOD IS OUR HOPE AND VICTORY IN OUR SUFFERING.10b
Malcolm Muggeridge said it well:
Contrary to what might be expected, I look back on experiences that at the time seemed especially desolating and painful, with particular satisfaction. Indeed, I can say with complete truthfulness that everything I have learned in my seventy five years in this world, everything that has truly enhanced and enlightened my existence, has been through affliction and not through happiness. 10