For I consider that the sufferings of this present time
are not worth comparing with the glory
that is to be revealed to us.
Romans 8:18 ESV
Yes... our inheritance in Christ... is connected with suffering... but it pales... in comparison to the glory to be revealed...
No one suffered more than Christ on the cross...
physical pain...
humiliation...
injustice...
abandonment...
betrayal...
rejection...
He is the model... for how we are to handle suffering... in His name...
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith,
who for the joy set before him, endured the cross,
scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of God.
Hebrews 12:2
Do you see how He endured...?
...for the joy... set before Him...
Endurance requires a vision of all that is to come...
the joy set before us...
the glory to be revealed...
when everything is set right...
So... fix your eyes on Jesus... the author and perfecter... of your faith...
Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself,
so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.
Hebrews 12:3 ESV
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