Insofar
July 14, 2023
“Insofar”
Blessings folk!
How are we to respond when a fiery trial or ordeal comes upon us?
The Word tells us.
Do not be surprised.
Know/remember that tests will come.
Then this…
1 Pe 4:13
But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings,
that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.
ESV
We are to rejoice.
But…
Only insofar as we share in Christ’s sufferings.
If we are undergoing a trial due to our sin, then…?
Repentance is needed.
Then, rejoice!
But, if we share in the sufferings of Christ, then we should rejoice!
We can rejoice now.
We will really rejoice…and be glad…when the Glory of Christ is revealed.
Now is just a momentary time…
2 Co 4:17-18
For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory
beyond all comparison,
as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen.
For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.
ESV