Because Jesus endured his suffering, he can help you overcome yours.
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. Ever feel like your suffering is too much? Well, years ago I received a letter from Robert who was on a kidney machine waiting for a transplant. While on the machine, he comforted himself, thinking about the suffering of Jesus. “When I’d develop a headache,” he wrote, “they’d bring me an ice pack for my head; but Jesus got a crown of thorns on his head. Sometimes I’d get thirsty, and they'd give me juice; but Jesus got vinegar. I laid on a comfortable bed for five hours; Jesus hung on nails. I hardly felt the needle they inserted in my vein; but spikes were driven through Jesus’s hands and feet. My blood was cleansed; but his blood was spilled on the ground.” Oh friend, the Lord invites you to be “crucified with him.” So today, see your suffering in the light of the cross. Because Jesus endured his suffering, so he can help you more than overcome.
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