In his kindness God called you to his eternal glory by means of Jesus Christ. After you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation. All power is his forever and ever. Amen. -1 Peter 5:10-11
Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you. Instead be very glad - because these trials will make you partners with Christ in his suffering, and afterward you will have the wonderful joy of sharing his glory when it is displayed to all the world. -1 Peter 4: 12-13
And since we are his children, we will share his treasures - for everything God gives to his Son, Christ, is ours, too. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering. Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will give us later. -Romans 8:17-18
I know there is a definite theme to the above verses…suffering. Not something anyone likes to talk about or think about.
