Today is Wednesday, October 10, 2018, and here is your Daily Devo. As with Job, our suffering has a way of communicating our character and beliefs to those around us. We can live in our pain without having to pretend it away, while at the same time having a deep resolve and rest in the sovereignty and goodness of God. We can face our pain and suffering in the knowledge that the Lord is better than any gifts He has given, and He draws near to the brokenhearted.
When people see Christians respond in ways like this, they take notice that responses like these are different from what is often seen in the world. Many worldly responses focus on the individual sufferers and ends in despair, but the Christian perspective looks into our good and sovereign God who has suffered alongside of us in the sacrifice of His Son, and while one day correct every wrong when He remakes all things new. Think about this. What are some differences between the way Christians and non-Christians might respond to suffering?
How can you make much of God this week, especially during those moments of personal difficulty and suffering?