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Exposition
These
little troubles are getting us ready for an eternal glory that will make all
our troubles seem like nothing – Little troubles or
light afflictions as translated come in different dimensions and sometimes
affect the body, soul and spirit in any combination. Apostle Paul, the writer
of this letter to the Corinthians was imprisoned, beaten, suffered shipwrecks
while on his travels. The troubles can come in the form of big time financial
challenges, near death experiences, contempt by your peers and weariness for
example.
We all want to live a
trouble free life and even if troubles come our way we want them to end as soon
as possible. Isaiah 48: 10 says Behold,
I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of
affliction. This tells us that God uses all afflictions to refine us. The troubles
become light if you look unto God to see you through them. They are light when
you live in the discovery that no matter what you are going through, God loves
you. If you also stop for a moment and compare what you are going through with
what Jesus Christ went through on your behalf, then the troubles are really
little.
The troubles would seem
like nothing because no matter the duration or how difficult the experience is,
eventually they would pass away. The glory you are being assured of, is greater
than earthly riches or possessions. It is greater than any titles that come to
mind. The glory you are promised is the same as the glory that Jesus Christ
received and will give to His children.
I encourage you to make a
good choice today. You can either allow troubles to harden you or make you
selfish or you can allow them to get you ready not only for joy here on earth
but for an eternity of glory with Jesus Christ.
Prayer
I thank
you for you are good and you are kind. I ask that you see me through every
challenge that comes my way. Help me Lord to keep my eyes focused on what will
happen in the hereafter. Let the thoughts of eternal glory drive me through every
situation that confronts me in Jesus name.
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