Suffering in Mission is Normal

 Song 5-8; Philippians 1 

“For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him, since you are going through the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.”

Philippians 1: 29, 30

Jesus has granted, or given to us freely, salvation and suffering, to believe in him and to bear pain with him. The Philippian Church was birthed during the severe beatings and imprisonment of Paul and Silas. As Paul wrote this letter to the Philippian Church he was again in prison, this time in Rome. Mission pioneers are at the forefront of the spiritual battle for territory. 

Suffering is normal in missions, but is it normal for all Christians?

Jesus calls all of us to live on mission wherever we are, and the normal consequence in our community, workplace, and family, could include suffering.

Are we living on mission with Jesus?

“Lord Jesus, your mission is costly and rewarding. I pray for grace to be faithful, for your glory.”