Suffering; brings promotion.
HEBREWS 5:8-9
"Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; 9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him.”
I cringe when I read this verse, do you? Who likes to suffer? Suffer in the Greek language is the word pascho; meaning a sensible experience to undergo. In other words, pain to endure and then the transition to the other side called – relief. “Pain now ended.”
God always has a reason for the pain we go through. Pain causes growth. Growth is maturity. This verse tells us that Christ became the Captain of our Salvation, after he suffered. God made Christ earn this title. Christ was always God’s Son. But to become Savior, to become the Captain of Eternal Salvation – he had to win, he had to conquer, he had to go through, he had to suffer. Christ earned his title - Savior.
What is God making you earn? Are you suffering as you study night and day on your midterms in college? Or are you suffering as a businessman, due to the fact of God stretching you to enlarge your borders, and take a leap – into greater faith?
Maybe you are a Minister, and God is taking you to the next level, where you wonder what in the world is going on. Hang tight and do right – it is just a test. A test of your faith, a test of your purity, and a test of your devotion. Will you hold onto God and the commanded life, through it all? Say “Yes” and go onto the next level.
You might say as I have, “Who wants the next level?” “Forget this.” But God wants us to go onto the next level, for the salvation of the nation’s await us – passing our tests, suffering for a season, and earning our title’s; as Christ did.
Don’t give up and don’t give in, and I will see you rise to the top.
How is God stretching you?
ENJOY YOUR JOURNEY.
ANN ELIZABETH
REALORON FOUNDER & PRESIDENT
REFERENCE: THE HOLY BIBLE (KING JAMES VERSION).
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