THE SACRIFICE OF BEARING THE LORD’S PAIN

Quotes by Neville Johnson

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Neville was hurting from a back injury and he wasnt getting better or healed.  Finally the Lord Jesus told Neville, “Dont waste your sorrows.”  So Neville began to praise and thank the Lord.  In everything give thanks for this is the will of God. 

1 Thess 5:18 NKJV

in everything give thanks ; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Finally Neville said, “Thank You for this pain and opportunity.  If I am going to stay in this pain for a length of time, I want to offer it to You as a sacrifice.  I want to make an exchange with You to take some of Your pain and I will bear it as this pain.  Lord if my pain will lesson some of Your pain in your heartache for this world, Lord I am suffering with You and for You.”

“One morning I woke up and no pain.  When I woke, the Lord Jesus appeared to me and He had tears streaming down His eyes.  He said, “Very, very few will suffer with Me and for Me.” 

“You can take any heart ache, any loss and offer it as a sacrifice to the Lord.  Offer it to Him as an offering and give thanks that you are able to turn it into an offering to the Lord and for His glory.  And some of the battle disappears.”

{End Neville Quotes}

1 Peter 4:12-14

Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; 13 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.

Rom 8:16-17

and if children, then heirs — heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.

2 Cor 1:7

And our hope for you is steadfast, because we know that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so also you will partake of the consolation.

2 Cor 4:10

always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.

Phil 3:10

that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,

Col 1:24

I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church,

1 Peter 5:10-11

But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.