THINE IS THE POWER AND THE GLORY - Church of the Virgin ...

When we think of Power, we have to look at it from thespiritual side, not the physical. That is how we should look atthe Lord Christ in His sufferings.The materialistic world, poor indeed, thinks that the LordChrist was weak when they struck Him on the face, mockedHim and crucified Him. That would have been true if theLord Christ had those insults due to His inability, but infact, He was far more powerful than all those who struck,mocked and crucified Him.He had the power to destroy them all, but He did nobecause He loved them and His love was more powerful thandeath. He was able to put them to death but He did not becauseHe came to save them from death and by His own death togive life.We glorify the Lord's endurance, which convinces us that.Power is in endurance, as the apostle says, "We then who arestrong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not toplease ourselves" (Rom. 15:1).Some people are too weak to endure; even the least insultprovokes them and makes them lose control and turn torevenge. It shows their weakness and lack of power ofendurance.The Lord Christ was powerful in His endurance, and thisdemonstrates the power of His love. For a person who haslove is able to endure, while failure to endure shows lack oflove.20