Section 10
that we may also be glorified with Him." We may not like suffering, but we need it. Suffering is the incarnation of grace. We should not be distressed by suffering. If we suffer with Him, we will be glorified with Him. The more suffer ing we pass through, the more our glory will be intensified, for suffering increases the intensity of our glory. In 1 Corinthians 15:41 Paul says that "one star differeth from another star in glory," indicating that some stars shine more brightly than others. We all will shine, and we all will be glorified, but the intensity of our glory will de pend on the amount of suffering we are willing to take. Therefore Paul says in Romans 8:18, "For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the coming glory to be revealed to us." The present suffering means nothing compared with the coming glory.
Verse 19 reads, "For the anxious watching of the creation eagerly expects the revelation of the sons of God." This revelation denotes the mani festation or the appearing of the sons of God. We all are the sons of God. Today, if we tell peo ple on the street that we are sons of God, they will think that we are crazy. However, the day will come when the sons of God will be mani fested. We shall be in glory, designated as sons