Suffering

Romans 8:28 — "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."

Revelation 21:4 — "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away."

Revelation 20:12-15 — "And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire."

1 Peter 1:7-8 — "That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory."

1 Peter 4:14 — "If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified."

Hebrews 12:6 — "For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth."

Romans 8:28 — "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."

1 Thessalonians 5:18 — "In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."

Psalm 38 — (David's psalm of repentance under God's discipline)

Job 1:8-12 — God allowed Job's suffering to demonstrate his faithfulness

Luke 15:20-21 — The prodigal's return glorified the father

Book of Hosea — Hosea's suffering illustrated God's relationship with Israel

Philippians 2:8 — "And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross."

Hebrews 5:8 — "Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered."

2 Corinthians 12:7-10 — "And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong."

1 Peter 1:7-8 — "That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ."

2 Corinthians 13:4 — "For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you."

2 Corinthians 11:24-33 — Paul's sufferings demonstrated God's sustaining power

2 Corinthians 12:7-10 — God's strength is perfected in weakness

2 Corinthians 4:8-11 — "We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh."

2 Corinthians 1:3-5 — "Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ."

Romans 14 — We affect one another in the body

1 Corinthians 12:12-13, 26 — "For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ... And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it."

1 Samuel 21; 1 Chronicles 21 — David's sin affected the nation

Romans 13:11-13 — "And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying."

1 Thessalonians 5:6-8 — "Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation."

Luke 4:3-12 — Jesus resisted Satan's temptations

Ephesians 4:27 — "Neither give place to the devil."

Ephesians 6:11-13 — "Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil."

James 4:7 — "Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."