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It requires faith to follow Christ down paths of suffering. We must reckon that a
reward awaits us that far exceeds the trials we will go through. Yahshua looked to the
joy that was set before Him. Isaiah wrote, “Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with
the great, and He will divide the booty with the strong.” Paul also wrote:

Romans 8:18
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared
with the glory that is to be revealed to us.

II Corinthians 4:17
For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far
beyond all comparison...

When we consider the things that Paul endured it seems incredible that he described
them as “momentary, light affliction.” Yet the promise of God is true that an eternal
weight of glory awaits the overcomers that will make all suffering seem but the most
fleeting and light experience, unworthy to be compared with the prize set before us.
Much could be written about the glory that awaits the saints, but consider just one
verse and what it is saying.

I John 3:2
Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be.
We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just
as He is.

We will be like the Son of God in His glory! Think of this. This is not some
blasphemy. This is the word of God. We are called to share the glory of Christ (John
17). Christ quoted the words of the Psalmist to the Jews:

Psalms 82:6
I said, “You are gods, and all of you are sons of the Most High.”

Before we can appear in glory as gods, and sons of the Most high, being like Christ,
we must learn obedience, and we must be perfected (matured). Suffering is the tool
to bring us to this conformity to Christ. To despise and avoid suffering is to refuse
the glory which God desires to adorn us with. Not all saints will share the same
inheritance. Yahshua said that when He returns He will render unto every man
according to his own work (Revelation 22:12). There will be vast differences among
the saints in glory. Some will have little glory for they refused the path of suffering,
while some will have great glory.