The Things of God – Part 1
Your pain will soon become your gain.
When Jesus told His disciples, He would suffer and “must be killed and after three days rise again”, they were deeply troubled.
Peter, in particular had rejected the prophecy. But Jesus said, “You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns” (Mark 8:31-38).
Truly, Peter didn’t know how God does His things. If he was aware, he wouldn’t have been so troubled. Instead, he would have focused on the resurrection; which was part of the prophecy. Notice that Jesus didn’t only teach about His death; He talked about His triumph over death. You see, for every pain that life brings our way, God turns it into a gain.
Focus on the good side.
Written by Ben Dankaka