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“For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that shall be revealed in us” (Romans 8:18).
We all suffer in this world, and especially as Christians. The Apostle Paul could tell Timothy that “all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution” (2 Timothy 3:12). In some of His final words before He went to the cross, the Lord Jesus reminded His disciples that “in the world ye shall have tribulation” (John 16:33). The suffering that some believers have gone through at various times in the history of the church has been severe indeed, for many were tortured and eventually killed. The Apostle Paul himself, who wrote today’s verse by inspiration, had suffered much for the Lord.
However, Paul realized that all this suffering, while sometimes very distressing to believers in this world, could not even be compared to the glory that shall be revealed in us. Some dear believers have given in and compromised their faith when they suffered for Christ, but when we see the glory that will be shown to us in that day, we will realize that whatever we suffered for the Lord down here was nothing in comparison. That glory will be so wonderful that no amount of suffering down here should even be put side by side with it.
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