Though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him. Heb 5:8-9
There is a positive aspect to suffering. We all endure suffering to some degree, but the good news is that through it we can become like Jesus. Are you willing to pay whatever price is necessary in order to become like Christ? There are some things that God can build into your life only through suffering. Even Jesus, the sinless Son of God, was complete only after He had endured the suffering His Father had set before Him. Once He had suffered, He was the complete, mature, and perfect Savior through whom an entire world could find salvation.
If you become bitter over your hardships, you close some parts of your life from God. If you do this, you will never be complete. Some places in your soul can be reached only by suffering. The Spirit of God has important things to teach you, but you can only learn these lessons in the midst of your trials. King Saul was made king without ever enduring hardship, but he never developed the character or maturity to handle God’s assignment. David spent years in suffering and heartache. When he finally ascended the throne, he was a man after God’s own heart.
Don’t resent the suffering God allows in your life. Don’t make all your decisions and invest everything you have into avoiding hardship. God did not spare His own Son. How can we expect Him to spare us? Learn obedience even when it hurts!
8 Comments
Chozen2Serve
January 27
It’s an oxymoron… But a Divine one it is!
It is for our good to suffer..
Shawn Hall
January 27
Amen! 1 Peter 2:21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
Jack
January 28
Amen Shawn
Jack
Loretta Johnson
January 28
“God did not spare His own Son. How can we expect Him to spare us? Learn obedience even when it hurts!” I love this. Eyes on the prize!
Ken
January 29
Amen
Rachelle
January 28
God chose the cross for us because He believes we are worth that much and dis not spare His own Son to save us. Our obedience no matter how faithful, can never compare to the depth of surrender shown by Jesus.
Charlene
February 17
Amen!
Cindy
January 27
Even Jesus, the sinless Son of God, was complete only after He had endured the suffering His Father had set before Him. Once He had suffered, He was the complete, mature, and perfect Savior through whom an entire world could find salvation.
This is a questionable comment. It sounds like Jesus was not perfect before he suffered. He is perfect God the Son from the beginning to eternity. The crucifixion and resurrection was God’s design for our salvation to show his righteousness and love and Jesus as one of Triune God agreed to take the role and obeyed the plan by as a fully man and fully God.
I understand the value of suffering in life and its worth in our life through experience, but I don’t agree with the part mentioned above.
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