We know as Christians, we are heirs of God, and joint heirs with Jesus Christ, right? At least as a believer in Jesus Christ, and a follower of His, you should know that to be true. As heirs, we will suffer with Christ (Philippians 1:29) (2 Timothy 2:11) (2 Timothy 3:12), and that’s not something we often think about. But as Christians we must remember that we are not home yet. We are waiting to be delivered from a world that is under a curse due to Adams sin. But with what we see around us in this world it is easy to become discouraged and it is easy to want to give up.
The Holy Spirit gives us hope during the troubled times of our lives. But what should our attitude be towards suffering for Jesus Christ? Notice we are to reckon (consider) these sufferings in a certain way. Our suffering for Christ, the trials, the hardships, even the pain, may seem huge at the moment, but we are to reckon them as nothing compared to the glory that will be revealed in us (2 Corinthians 4:16-17) (1 Peter 1:1-9).
What is the glory that will be revealed in us? The resurrection of our body? We live in a corruptible body, but someday our corruptible body will put on incorruption and we will be changed (1 Corinthians 15:35-57) (Philippians 3:20-21) (1 John 3:1-2). Are you looking forward to that day?