Nobody enjoys pain and no one desires it. I would say, it is painful to be in pains. Sometimes physical pain can lead emotional pain; and other people’s pain can become another person’s pain. For example, the pain of a sick relative can create emotional pain for people, and so on.
Now, how possible is it for us to derive gains in pains? Does pain bring gain? We shall take a look at some Scriptures that encourages us in times of trouble. Temptations abound in the world; people are going through hard times, many have lost hope concerning their tomorrow. Cases of suicidal deaths are in the increase. Young and old people are caught up in the of hopelessness.
John 12:24 says; Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
Imagine the loneliness the corn feels when planted in the soil…for the corn to bring forth, it has to firstly die. It is left alone beneath the ground, it suffers heat, obscurity, and darkness. But at the end it comes out better; with visible success and attention.
Our Lord Jesus suffered the most humiliating form of pain and death. The tell us that for gain (joy, glory) set before Him, He endured the cross. Heb. 12:2, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. Before and on the cross, Jesus Christ was already feeling the pain, and also felt forsaken. Luke 22:42, Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done…44, And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
This Scriptures admonishes to take a cue from our Lord Jesus, bearing in mind that our pains shall produce for us an exceeding weight of glory.2Cor. 4:17, For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
I am not in any way saying we should go about looking for pain to prove a point. We are saying in the event of pain, there certain attitude we must have, and that’s hopeful and joyful heart.
Weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning. The night period is the time of loneliness and pain. This quote is only used to explain the period of pain. But joy shall surely come!
Personally I have gone through hard times and great pains, I have felt alone and forsaken, but truth is that those pains gave way when their time was up. Every issue has its own time of expiration; all we have to do is to have patience and wait on God. Rejoice in the Lord over the expiration of the pain. James 1:2-4, My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 3: Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. 4:But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
See your harvest of joy even in that painful situation you find yourself. Just like a farmer who goes to sow with tears, but in the end returns with joyful harvest. Your health shall spring forth speedily, and your light shall rise from obscurity in Jesus’ name.
The Lord Jesus didn’t allow the pain make Him lose grip on the glorious future. Even when He felt forsaken, He did not give up. Mark 15:34, And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
But He didn’t ask to be brought down from the cross; He endured to end. May the Lord give you grace to ensure till the end. At the end He will establish you, and make you stable. 1Peter 5:10, But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
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