Prepare: Life on earth to be; seen in the context of our life in Heaven.
Read: 2 Corinthians 4:16-5:10
Suffering is a part of life for all. Especially for Christians, it is allowed by God. Protection from hardship is never promised for us. Suffering teaches important lessons in Christian life. Suffering was a constant companion to Paul. He learnt to live by looking at the future through the window of suffering.
Suffering is momentary: Suffering is not pleasing and often it affects our external body and also our mind. We groan under pressure and sigh in anxiety. We tend to think in those circumstances that suffering is going to continue forever and ever. We are tempted to give up. But the eternal glory is a gift we are going to receive after this earthly life.
Glory is eternal: Christian life is not just a life of suffering. The present suffering is a passing experience. We must learn to live in the knowledge of the reality of the future glory. The key is to learn to live by faith and not to be disturbed by what we see and experience at present. At the time of suffering, we are not to curse-either the circumstances or the people that might have caused it. We have to learn through the help of the Holy Spirit to please God who is working in us to change the mortal body into the likeness of the Son.
Respond: Holy Spirit of God, I thank You for Your indwelling presence in my earthly (mortal) body.
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