Theocast
Stop Trying to Make Sense of Suffering
May 18, 2022
Summary
Often in the church, we try to figure out exactly what God is doing when we are going through difficult things. Simply put, we shouldn't do that. The secret things belong to the Lord, and we are not privy to the counsel of God when it comes to our suffering. In today's episode, Jon and Justin aim to point out things that God has clearly revealed and promised to us in his Word. We do have an unshakable hope in the Lord Jesus Christ, and this is what we cling to--in the midst of joy or pain.
Topics
- Episode focus: Stop Trying to Make Sense of Suffering
- Often in the church, we try to figure out exactly what God is doing when we are going through difficult things
- The secret things belong to the Lord, and we are not privy to the counsel of God when it comes to our suffering
- In today's episode, Jon and Justin aim to point out things that God has clearly revealed and promised to us in his Word
- We do have an unshakable hope in the Lord Jesus Christ, and this is what we cling to--in the midst of joy or pain
Transcript
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Hi, this is Justin.
Today on Theocast, we are going to encourage you to stop trying to make sense of suffering.
And we're not just trying to be punchy.
The reality is, in the church today, we don't do ourselves a favor in trying to read through the lines of God's providence and trying to read the tea leaves and figure out exactly what God is up to in
all of the hard things that we endure in this life.
Let's be real: there's a lot of times that we go through stuff where there's just no earthly good at all in sight, and platitudes and the way that we rip scripture out of context doesn't help.
So, we're going to consider today things that are absolutely clear and true about God as He's revealed Himself in His Word, and we're going to think about the promises that the Lord has made to us through Jesus Christ
and what He's accomplished for us.
We do have an eternal hope that's unshakable, and this is what we cling to.
So that's the subject matter for today.
John and I over in SR will continue that conversation.
It's just a little bit more fun, a little punchier over there.
We sincerely hope that you're encouraged by this as you continue to sojourn in this fallen world.
Stay tuned.
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Welcome to Theocast, encouraging weary pilgrims to rest in Christ.
Conversations about the Christian life from a reformed, confessional, and pastoral perspective.
Your hosts today are John Moffat, who is pastor of Grace Reformed Church in Springhill, Tennessee, and I'm Justin Verdue, pastor of Covenant Baptist Church in Asheville, North Carolina.
