Right then I felt as if God was asking me where my focus was. "Are you doing this for eternal purposes or are you doing this to make a name for yourself?" At that moment I began to think of what a glorious day it will be when we join all the angels in singing and worshiping God. It will be such a glorious day.
When we look to Jesus and spending eternity with Him, the things we endure here on this earth are become such a light burden. It all becomes so worth it.
"Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart."
Just as Jesus endured the cross because of the coming glory, we too should also endure faithfully to the end in serving Christ Jesus as he served us. Any length of suffering doesn't even compare to eternity in heaven with Him. So let us not become tired in serving Jesus, but let us look to eternity and rejoice that we have an eternal home that we are bound for. May we, for the joy set before us endure our crosses. Oh, it will be such a glorious day!
