Judges 5:1-31; Isaiah 26:1-21; 1 Corinthians 5:1-13
If we suffer, we shall also reign with him… 2 Timothy 2:12
Here the apostle gives us words of encouragement midst the sufferings that come to us through our association with Christ. Paul reminds us that our present sufferings must be endured in the light of the day of reward that lies ahead. Indeed the sufferings of Christ Himself, were borne because of the reward that lay ahead for Him. We read “Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it.” The leaving of this eternal throne, the stoop to Bethlehem and the agonies of the cross were all because He had this blissful reward in view— His Bride. Let us take heart amid the sufferings of the present time, with the future glory in mind. —Willie H. Burnett
It will be worth it all, when we see Jesus,
Life’s trials will seem so small, when we see Christ. —E.K. Rusthol