"No pain, No gain"

"For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need." Hebrew 4:15-16

Jesus, fully man, fully God. The man part of Him faced temptations from Satan (Matthew 4) just as we do. The God part of Him kept Him from sin. The man part of Him suffered beyond anyone can ever imagine. The God part of Him did so willingly with love for us.

How comforting to know that there is nothing that we could face that Jesus doesn't understand or sympathize with. He understands completely what we are going through. He is our High Priest, our only intercessor before God the Father. The bible says "For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. (1 Tim 2:5-6) He goes before God the Father on our behalf. He knows our hearts and our struggles and He has sympathy on us. 

When we struggle or suffer the bible tells us to rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ's sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy. 1 Peter 4:13
We are to count our suffering as joy, look at it as though we are sharing Jesus' suffering for us. This doesn't mean that God is happy when we suffer. It means that He is honored when we see our suffering as Christ saw His. Our suffering seasons our spirits and grows us closer to God. When we suffer righteously we bring glory to God and He blesses us for it. Then His glory is revealed to us and we will see that we are better for it. "No pain, No gain."  Praise God that He completely understands what we are going through. He is always there to lift us up and carry us through.
What a mighty God we serve!!!!!!

Father, I pray that you will comfort those who maybe suffering. I pray that they will count it as joy to partake in Your sacrifice for us. If its Your will Father, reveal to them Your glory so that they will see that their suffering is not in vain. Speak peace over them Father and remind them that You sympathize completely with them. Bless them with Your mercy. In Jesus name, Amen
With God's Love,
Christian