Romans 8:36 "For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered"
In 8:36 Paul does indeed affirm that the sufferings in 8:35 b do strike believers: “Just as it is written, ‘FOR YOUR SAKE WE ARE BEING PUT TO DEATH ALL DAY LONG; WE WERE CONSIDERED AS SHEEP TO BE SLAUGHTERED.’” Paul quotes from Psalm 44:22 where the sons of Korah lament the death of those who belong to the Lord at the hands of evil men.
The context of Ps 44 is instructive because the psalmist laments the suffering of the righteous, who have not abandoned God’s name, and yet are subjected to humiliation, defeat, and mockery. What Paul affirms in Romans is that such mockery and suffering are inevitably the lot of Christians.
Dear God, please let me consider it a blessing to endure suffering for your sake!
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