“All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made” (John 1:3). All things” were made by Him, Jesus, and yet—according to Scripture—“Jesus wept” (John 11:35). The Creator wept? Even more so, Jesus was “despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief ” (Isa. 53:3). The Creator, a man of sorrows, despised and rejected? And He once cried out, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (Matt. 27:46).
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- 1 Psalm 23:3, NKJV He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.
- 2 1 Peter 4:12-13, NKJV Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; but 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.
- 3 1 Peter 1:6, NKJV In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials.
- 4 2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.
- 5 Isaiah 53:10, NKJV Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief. When You make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand.
- 6 Colossians 1:29, NIV To this end I strenuously contend, struggling with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.
- 7 Romans 5:5, NKJV Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
- 8 Hebrews 11:27, NKJV By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible.
- 9 Philippians 4:4, NKJV Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say, rejoice!
- 10 Matthew 5:5, NKJV Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
- 11 Galatians 5:22, NKJV But the fruit of the Spirit is . . . longsuffering.
- 12 John 12:24, NKJV Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; . . . but if it dies, it produces much grain.
- 13 Matthew 27:46, NKJV And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" that is, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"