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Monday, September 7, 2009
Colossians 1:24—2:3, Psalm 62:6-7, 9, Luke 6:6-11
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LOVING TO SUFFER
"Even now I find my joy in the suffering I endure for you. In my own flesh
I fill up what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ for the sake of His
body, the Church." —Colossians 1:24
In our secularized society which emphasizes feeling comfortable, we don't
see many choosing to suffer. Yet Paul rejoiced because he suffered for the
sake of the Church. He described these sufferings as working and
struggling (Col 1:29) in evangelization (Col 1:28) and intercession (Col
1:9).
Are you evangelizing and interceding to the extent that it's causing you
suffering? Would you proclaim the gospel even if people might kill you or
crucify you as they did Jesus? Would you pray all night if you thought the
Lord might use your prayer to lead someone to Him? Would you find your joy
in the privilege of suffering, working, and struggling for the gospel?
Paul had a "daily tension pressing on" him, his "anxiety for all the
churches" (2 Cor 11:28). His love for the Church and for Jesus the Head of
the Church motivated Paul to suffer and to rejoice in that suffering. With
love as the root and foundation of our lives (Eph 3:17), we also will be
impelled to live no longer for ourselves but for Him Who for our sakes
died (2 Cor 5:14-15). We will love to suffer for the Church.
Prayer: Father, may our hearts "be strengthened" and may we "be closely
united in love" with the Church (Col 2:2).
Promise: "[Jesus] looked around at them all and said to the man, 'Stretch
out your hand.' The man did so and his hand was perfectly restored." —Lk
6:10
Praise: Brother Rick gave up all worldly goods and only owned that which
fit in one backpack for the love of Christ.
(For a related teaching, order our tape "Redemptive Suffering" on audio AV
75-1 or video V-75.)
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