Through Sufferings

Michael E. Wood

April 15, 2013

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. Romans 8:18

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.

2 Corinthians 1:3-5

Through various kinds of sufferings and afflictions our merciful Father moves us into a place of greater intimacy with Himself. Through Christ we are made partakers of His holiness so that others may become more bold for the furtherance of the gospel.

For Him who bore our shame

We are to bear the same

Through sufferings and thus display

His mercies for His Name.

Shall we thus now refuse

To Him who did us choose

To be the vessels of His choice

To others to diffuse

The radiance of His smile

To every one His child

Who needs to know what it does mean

To go the extra mile?

Nay! We can not refuse

The One who did us choose

To melt our hearts by His own love

To move our wills to lose

The remnants of our sin

As He has entered in

To give us strength to bear the cross

Of sufferings to win

The crown unto His praise

Who came to show us ways

That He in us is glorified

Through transformation days.

Then in heaven above

We’ll see the fullness of

His glory in the body that

He raised to show His love!