Both thieves wanted to be saved from death. But O how differently they sought their salvation.

Authenticity and depth in worship characterize those who suffer with Christ by bearing the burdens of others.

All affliction is designed to make us worthy of the kingdom of God.

Let your light so shine before lost and needy people outside the camp, not just in the ease and comfort of your church and your home.

Jesus, the Son of God, is alive today, and stands ready to serve you as your advocate with God the Father.

The preciousness of spiritual power is that it is finally in God's control, not ours.

God has a purpose for every obstacle and every frustration and every pain and every affliction that comes into our lives.

We come to know Christ better when we share his sufferings.

The suffering love of Christ for sinners is seen in the suffering love of his people for sinners.

Afflictions do not merely precede glory; they help produce the glory.

You will not be asked to live tomorrow on today's strength. The mercy to carry you through this hour is given in this hour.

The Great Commission will not be completed without suffering.

The Great King keeps his finest wine in the cellar of affliction.

God is not an ER doctor who only repairs our hurts; he is a master surgeon who plans our hurts in order that he might do us greater good.

Knowing that God's discipline is for our good helps us press on in faith.

Learn from the Psalmist how to fight for hope.