Prayer is not overcoming God's reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness.
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Our suffering is not worthy the name of suffering. When I consider my crosses, tribulations, and temptations, I shame myself almost to death, thinking what are they in _x000D_ comparison of the sufferings of my blessed Savior Christ Jesus.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote emphasizes that our personal sufferings are minor compared to the greater suffering endured by Christ.
Martin Luther reflects on the nature of suffering, suggesting that personal trials and hardships pale in comparison to the immense suffering of Jesus Christ. He points out the tendency for individuals to exaggerate their own tribulations while failing to recognize the greater sacrifices made by Christ, encouraging humility and perspective in our own challenges.
Themes
SufferingHumilityPerspectiveSacrificeFaith
In practice
Example use cases
A pastor might use this quote during a sermon on the power of faith amidst personal struggles.
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All quotes →Now if I believe in God's Son and remember that He became man, all creatures will appear a hundred times more beautiful to me than before. Then I will properly appreciate the sun, the moon, the stars, trees, apples, as I reflect that he is Lord over all things. ...God writes the Gospel, not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars.
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It is the part of a Christian to take care of his own body for the very purpose that, by its soundness and wellbeing, he may be enabled to labour, and to acquire and preserve property, for the aid of those who are in want, that thus the stronger member may serve the weaker member, and we may be children of God, and busy for one another, bearing one another's burdens, and so fulfiling the law of Christ.
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Reason is the greatest enemy that faith has; it never comes to the aid of spiritual things, but more frequently than not struggles against the divine Word, treating with contempt all that emanates from God.
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