+DEV+ Jesus Knows Suffering

Date: September 6, 2012 1:38 AM
Topic: +DEV+  Jesus Knows Suffering

Jesus Knows Suffering

"His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace..." (Revelation 1:15A)
Scripture Focus: Hebrews 12:1-7

I have walked through many a "blazing furnace" in my time. Passing through fires of affliction is no fun. Three young Hebrews found that out in Babylon where they were literally thrown into a furnace, one so hot that it killed any who came near it. But for these three, their feet were not even seared because "Someone" entered the fire with them. They were saved from certain death. Look at this amazing "Someone," His feet "like bronze glowing in a furnace"!

Jesus passed through the fires of suffering when He atoned for our sins on the Cross. He suffered anguish in spirit, soul and body in His sacrifice of self. His feet were in the fire. Now, with those same burnished feet, He walks beside us through a world of sin and destruction. "When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze" (Isaiah 43:2).

Your own suffering has eternal meaning because Christ suffers with us. Walking with Jesus in revival is a fellowship of suffering as well as unspeakable joy.

Insight: When I Find Myself Resisting Any Test Of Faith, I Repent Of That Unwillingness And Accede To The Perfect Will Of Jesus.