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Suffering and God's Plan

September 18, 2026
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Start your day off with this 1 minute devotional from Pastor Mike Fabarez of Focal Point Radio Ministries.

Guest (Male): Here's Mike Fabarez, Bible teacher on Focal Point.

Mike Fabarez: A common question we often hear is why would God allow suffering and pain and death? Part of that answer is that that is exactly the promised outworking of God's response to sin. Our Creator has consistently maintained that the wages of sin is death. The absence of it, if there was ever a time where there was the absence of it, that would really call into question the truthfulness of God.

That doesn't make the pain hurt any less. But let us remember that God's sentence of death on sin is a disguised opportunity for us to experience his grace. God sent his son to purchase for us the ultimate new start. And those who cling to God's redeeming grace will finally be released from the just consequences of sin.

Guest (Male): That's Mike Fabarez, Bible teacher on Focal Point. Listen each weekday to Pastor Mike's half-hour teaching program heard on this station and learn more about Focal Point when you go online to focalpointradio.org. That's focalpointradio.org.

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About 1 Minute Devotional from Mike Fabarez

Focal Point is the Bible teaching ministry of author and pastor Mike Fabarez. Focal Point explores and proclaims the depths of Scripture on its daily radio broadcast and is dedicated to clearly explaining the truth of God’s Word.

About Mike Fabarez

Mike Fabarez is the founding pastor of Compass Bible Church in South Orange County, California and has been in pastoral ministry for more than 30 years. He is committed to clearly communicating God’s word verse-by-verse and encourages his listeners to apply what they have learned to their daily lives.

Pastor Mike is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute, Talbot School of Theology (M.A.) and Westminster Theological Seminary in California (D.Min.).

Mike is heard on hundreds of radio programs across the country on the Focal Point radio program and has authored several books, including Raising Men Not Boys, Lifelines for Tough Times, Preaching That Changes Lives, Getting It Right, Praying for Sunday, and Why the Bible?

Mike and his wife, Carlynn, reside in Laguna Hills, California and they have three children, Matthew, John and Stephanie.

Contact 1 Minute Devotional from Mike Fabarez with Mike Fabarez

Mailing Address 
Focal Point 
P.O. Box 2850 
Laguna Hills, CA 92654
Telephone
1-888-320-5885