It is not fun to suffer. It is not easy to hang onto hope when we are facing a personal crisis that seems like it will never end. It is not easy to see a loved one suffer from some horrible illness and you feel helpless as you stand by and watch. Life is hard. In this fallen world we all suffer from something. Sometimes the suffering only last for a short time, but some people suffer for a life time.
Those of us who have put our faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ have hope both in this life and for all eternity. Jesus came to earth to save us sinners. He shed His blood on the cross for our sins. Whoever believes on the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation will be saved. He also promises us eternal life when we leave this world.
Our lives on this earth will not be easy. Sometimes things get worse after we have trusted Jesus as our Lord and Savior because the god of this world, the devil, became our enemy. The devil will try to mess with us as much as he can, but we must take heart and trust that the Lord Jesus will protect us and keep us.
When I look at all the suffering going on in the world I am reminded of Romans 8:18-25 which says,
"18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.
19 For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.
20 For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope
21 that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God.
22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.
23 Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies.
24 For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have?
25 But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. "
Suffering will come to us all. We must cling to our faith in Jesus Christ and cling to Him tightly at times. We also must remind ourselves that this suffering that we are experiencing now, it won't last forever. If we have trusted Jesus as our Lord and Savior our suffering will end when our lives on earth end. We will then be taken to Heaven to be with the Lord Jesus Christ for all eternity. We will get new bodies. There will be no suffering there. We will be completely healed. There will be no more sickness. No pain. No more death.
If a person has not trusted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior then they will suffer rejection and be cast into hell where they will suffer for all eternity. That is only because of their choice to reject the free gift of salvation that is only available through Jesus Christ.
The Lord doesn't want anybody to go to hell. He sent His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to pay the price for your sins and allow you into Heaven. All you have to do is confess to the Lord that you sinned against Him and then put your faith in Jesus Christ by asking Him in prayer to be your Lord and Savior. If you do that then you have entered into a relationship with the Lord and are saved based on what Jesus did on the cross.
We whom have trusted Jesus have the promise of Heaven waiting for us and we wait patiently for Him. Let us continue to focus our eyes upon Jesus and our future glory with Him.
Lord,
Help us not to focus on our suffering and those suffering around us.
Help us to focus on You O Lord and help us to point those who are suffering to the hope that they can have in You.
We love You Lord.
Come Soon.
In Jesus name,
Amen.
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