Daily Devotional 10-30-2021
Php 1:29 For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him, So that being opposed would not come as a surprise, he gave them a reminder. Both believing on Christ and suffering for Him had been granted to them. Suffering for Christ was not to be considered accidental or a divine punishment. Paul referred to a kind of suffering that was really a sign of God’s favor. Believing on Christ and suffering for Him are both associated with God’s grace.