Pastor Robin preached on the passage from John 20: 19-22, in which John tells us that Jesus showd Himself to His disciples on the evening of His Resurrection as they were gathered together behind closed doors for fear of the Jews. Jesus stood in their midst and said, "Peace be to you." The disciples must have been stunned! But they were sure it was Jesus only when He showed them the wound marks on His hands and side. The passage says,"Then the disciples were glad..."
Pastor Robin said that it is easy for us to wish others peace. Anyone can do that. People will recognize the Lord in us only when we show them our former wounds. Behind what people now see as glory, there is a story! People may try to immitate Pastor Robin in his style of preaching and teaching. But no one can immitate the wounds that are behind the power and glory of Jesus that he now displays. Jesus forms and trains his people in secret, away from the view of others. That's why a real person of God cannot be immitated. Pastor Robin spoke of the long and terrible suffering that Pastor Benny Hinn had been put through by his own family. Behind every glory, there is a story!
If we are now experiencing hardships and suffering, it can only mean that the Lord is preparing us for greater service in His Kingdom! Before babies are born into the world, they are formed in the darkness of the womb. Seeds are sown into the darkness of the earth and must remain in darkness until it is time to shoot up into daylight as glorious new plants. Pastor Robin encouraged everyone to stand firm in the face of suffering and to wait in hope for the day of glory. Praise the Lord!
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