{"id":4174,"date":"2014-12-23T06:00:48","date_gmt":"2014-12-23T13:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devonline.us\/dailyevotional\/?p=4174"},"modified":"2014-12-22T14:38:59","modified_gmt":"2014-12-22T21:38:59","slug":"ohhh-the-pain-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/ohhh-the-pain-2\/","title":{"rendered":"OHHH! THE PAIN!\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Revelation 21:4<\/strong><\/p>\n

“He will wipe every tear from their eyes.\u00a0 There will be no more mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.'”<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Our tolerance to pain is interesting to observe.\u00a0 It is always more interesting to observe pain in others than it is in ourselves!\u00a0 (I am very profound in these things, right?) \u00a0Many years ago I was volunteering to work on remodeling a church. There was a young man in his twenties who was also part of the work detail. Suddenly we heard this young man scream in obvious pain and rushed in to see if he may be fatally wounded. We discovered him holding his finger and dancing around in circles as he continued his loud screams. It was only a small sliver. We were not too sympathetic and gave an impromptu mimicry of his display.\u00a0 He was indignant and protested that there was even blood.\u00a0 We were not impressed!<\/p>\n

When I today\u2019s Scripture I really get homesick for heaven. Just think about it. Everything that causes us pain here on earth will be gone. It is beyond our comprehension.\u00a0 All of us experience pain.\u00a0 Pain is of different types \u2014 physical, emotional, spiritual, to mention a few.\u00a0 Pain will end!<\/p>\n

Praise God, there is a light at the end of our tunnel of pain!\u00a0 Athletes, as well as others, are sometimes forced to work through their pain for the good of the desired objective.\u00a0 They know that the goal is worth the agony.\u00a0 We would do well to learn that lesson ourselves.\u00a0 But there is a time coming when pain will disappear!<\/p>\n

The hope and vision that propels us is that our pain will end.\u00a0 The Apostle Paul has already said it better than I could ever phrase it: \u00a02 Corinthians 4:17-18 “For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that outweighs them all.\u00a0 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen.\u00a0 For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!<\/p>\n

– – – Pastor Cecil<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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