God has a glorious purpose for your suffering
So often when we face incredible difficulties we ask God, “Why?” We wonder if we have just become a pawn in his chess match against the devil. But Paul reminds us that God has a purpose for our sufferings: eternal glory. He tells us we are children of God, “provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him” (Rom. 8:17). And lest we wonder if the glory is worth it, Paul adds, “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us” (Rom. 8:18).
God has something in store for you that is so great and so amazing that when that day comes, you will say that the hardship was worth it. It may be hard to imagine today, but these verses teach that the burdens and troubles that weigh so heavily upon you now will seem as light as a feather God reveals his eternal glory to you.
So often when we face incredible difficulties we ask God, “Why?” We wonder if we have just become a pawn in his chess match against the devil. But Paul reminds us that God has a purpose for our sufferings: eternal glory. He tells us we are children of God, “provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him” (Rom. 8:17). And lest we wonder if the glory is worth it, Paul adds, “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us” (Rom. 8:18).
God has something in store for you that is so great and so amazing that when that day comes, you will say that the hardship was worth it. It may be hard to imagine today, but these verses teach that the burdens and troubles that weigh so heavily upon you now will seem as light as a feather God reveals his eternal glory to you.
