Saturday Reading: Romans 8:16-18
Key Verse: Romans 8:18
18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the coming glory to be revealed in us.
Devotion:
Are there some days where you wish they would just end so that a new day would dawn with better times and better things to look forward to? I’m sure we have all been there but how many of us turned round at that time and thought about what Christ has already been through just to get us to this stage in our lives? It is but a small thing that we may have to face a hard day or a rough hour when Christ had to face the sins of the whole world upon His own shoulders for our sakes. Is it not time we gave a thought to what Christ has done already?
Think about our position for a moment or two. Christ went through all that He did so that He could be glorified and that we would know that He is our Awesome God; He did that all for each one of us, He did that for me, He did that for you. He has done that just so that He can take us in His arms and love us the way that He wants to and not to be forced to stay away because we are sinners. Romans 5:8 says “But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us”. Through that loving act of His He enabled each one of us to be counted as His children. As His children we are heirs with Christ.
If we have to face hardship for a while it should be counted as nothing compared to the eternity that we will have with Christ in His glory. If we have to put up with a few rough years just so that we can have an eternity of peace, then so be it. We get so tied up with the enormity of time (well, that is how we see it) that we don’t see just how insignificant time actually is in the big picture! Nothing can ever be compared against what we will have with God. Why should we try to always compare our situations with others when what we should be doing is forgetting about our little time on earth and looking forward to the glory we have in Heaven!
Points to Ponder:
Have you had a rough week?
How would you compare that with a single minute with Christ?
