Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Luke 2:34-35
by: Paula Davis.
Have you ever received a bittersweet blessing, or felt that God was giving you news that was both exciting and sobering at the same time? This is how it must have felt for Mary and Joseph as Simeon blessed both them and baby Jesus, proclaiming the destiny of the child, while at the same time predicting the sadness and pain that they would experience as his parents. We need to not be afraid when God predicts suffering in our lives, for although it is not pleasant while we are experiencing the suffering, when we walk through the suffering in God’s strength we will look back on those times and see the growth we experienced because of the suffering. God’s blessings don’t always come without a price, but the price is always worth paying.