This past wk. I heard some very disturbing news about things that our government wants to do & have done

1st they approved GPS tracking devises that can be put on any U.S. Citizens car to track you without your knowledge & without a warrant

2nd they want to be able to easedrop on your computer & track every site that you go to

3rd Federal gov. just bought 500 vans that have a x-ray type of technology that can see through your house & see everything your doing

no one can seem to get any answers not even congressmen of why the Federal government is engaging into spying on its citizens

In a speech given by Obama last weekend, he stated that the tea party movement along with other freedom type organizations such as right wing religious groups

are being funded by secret groups that are nothing more than “enemies of the state”

Tea Party & fundamental Christians are being singled out

in a political ad by Alan Greyson who is running for an office in Florida said that

We have soldiers who are fighting extreme fundamental religious fanatics in Afghanistan who wish enslave its citizens

We are fighting I same extreme fundamental religious fanatics in America also, Women must submit to their husbands

Isn’t this the same extremism that we are fighting in foreign lands for freedom?

I want you to think about something, we have a government that wants to track & spy on the movement of its citizens

we have leadership that is publicly attacking Fundamental Christians in America

I believe all of this is leading to great suffering of Christians

Bible says that in the last days of the church persecution will be poured out on Gods Children

& it will escalate to the point where the entire world will gather its armies and attempt to fight against Christ himself at the battle of Armageddon

Which brings us back to our question: Why does God allow his children to suffer?

Is. 53: 2-10

First of all it tells us in these verses that Jesus suffered for us

Our God didn’t have to suffer at the hands of his creation, but he choose to do so

& if you & I are going to be like Christ, then you & I are going to suffer

I Pet. 2:21

For even hereunto were ye called, because Christ suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps

Jesus was willing to suffer for us because he cared about us

I Cor. 12: 25-26

That there should be no division in the body, but that the members should have the same care one for another

And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it, or one member be honored all the members rejoice with it

do you understand?

God allows us to suffer so that we will care for Christ and for each other

When people suffer together, it draws them together & strengthens their faith

But Pastor, your out of it, preachers say Jesus only wants you healthy, happy & prosperous

I don’t know what version of a Disney movie their preaching from

but my version which was written by God and Gods Word says that his people will suffer in this world

He says becoming a Christian will invite not only suffering, but hatred & insults

It will bring attacks not only from the world but also from religious people

So why get saved, why join up with a group that expects hardships & suffering?

I’d rather have the T.V. Jesus

Because of what the Jesus of the Bible says he will do for those who will suffer for righteousness sake

Revelation 21: 1-7

Thats the Sovereignty of God, though we suffer in this world, someday when we’re with Jesus, the suffering is over for eternity

suffering for Jesus is worth it