God’s Comfort Is Greater Than Our Suffering
The apostle Paul pleaded with the Lord to take
away an unidentified source of suffering.
But the Lord declined saying,
“My grace is sufficient for you,
for My strength is made perfect in weakness.”
“Therefore,” said Paul,
“most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities,
that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in
reproaches, in needs,
in persecutions, in distresses,
for Christ’s sake.
For when I am weak, then I am strong”
(2 Corinthians 12:9-10).
Paul learned that he would rather be with Christ in
suffering than without Christ in good health and
pleasant circumstances.