027 - Joyful Suffering

“Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church”  —Colossians 1:24.

There are a number of confusing elements in this verse...

• Rejoicing in suffering?
• Filling up what is lacking in Christ?
• Doing this for the sake of the church?

We would argue that what can seem like a challenging, confusing verse can have a clear, helpful, applicable point for us today.

In this episode, we work through Colossians 1:24 and ask ourselves, "Is Christ sufficient enough for me that I am willing to suffer to portray His beauty to others?"