I see life here from the perspective of eternity. The momentary afflictions that we experience here, paving the way for us to receive a greater weight of glory for eternity, providing that we keep true to the Lord onto the end, and by the faith of the Son of God.
Jesus said that "In this world you will have troubles, but be of good courage for I have over come the world."
The Spirit of Christ is imparted onto every believer so that we may live strengthen by the almighty power of God in our inward man. By the greatness of his presence from within we have all we need not only to get through this life, but to rise above all situations and circumstances, just as the Lord rose above every situation in his life, including the horror that he went through on the Cross.
When I compare what he went through during his life on Earth I realize that what I go through is little by comparison. He literally bore the sins and illness of every man upon himself, and lived to pour himself like drink offering in service to his Father in service to his fellow...
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