Before you ponder the following Scriptures for today, I urge you to take some time and ask God for clarity, for direction, and to examine your heart. Spend some time in silence, listening to what He has to speak to your heart. Write these words down.
When you feel satisfied, refreshed with His encouragement, continue on.
Hebrews 12:1-3
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
2 Corinthians 1:3-5
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ.
Romans 5:2b-5
And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
Morning Questions:
From understanding of Christ’s suffering, what are your thoughts on these Scripture passages? What sticks out to you?
Evening Questions:
What hope do you take from these passages? How does this impact your view of suffering for/with Christ?
