“Only fear the LORD, and serve Him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things He hath done for you” (I Samuel 12:24).

“And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD” (Leviticus 3:1).

“And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon” (Leviticus 2:1).

“If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD” (Leviticus 1:3).

“Let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to Him in well-doing, as unto a faithful Creator” (I Peter 4:19).

Christians suffer for a variety of reasons. Sometimes the reason is clear, other times it is unclear. Christians have never been exempt from suffering. Why do God’s people suffer?