Wounds That Birth Power: The Mystery of Suffering in Christ. There is a mystery in the Kingdom that the natural mind resists — the mystery that pain and power are often born in the same womb.
We celebrate resurrection but seldom want to touch the cross.
There is longing for authority, yet we avoid the paths that birth it. We pray for glory but forget that the glory of God often rests upon the scars of men who have died to self.
For every vessel to be God used in the hands of God, He must pass them through His processes.
Most times those processes and paths is narrow and not palatable.
However, this pain is not punishment; it is preparation. It is just like a soldier being prepped for war and in that instant what is more important is winning than how you feel.
It is also important to note that it is not meant to destroy, but to distill, to separate what is divine from what is carnal.
“But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed.”
— Isaiah 53:5 (KJV)
Understanding the Divine Paradox; Wounds That Birth Power: The Mystery of Suffering in Christ.
The Kingdom of God operates by paradoxes. It is quite baffling and thought provoking.
- The way up is down.
- To live, you must die.
- To receive, you must give.
- To lead, you must serve.
Likewise, to heal, you must first be wounded.
That’s why, when God begins the process of raising a deliverer,
He often allows that person to experience firsthand the very captivity they will later deliver others from.
Let’s take Moses who grew up in Pharaoh’s house before he confronted Pharaoh or Joseph was thrown into a pit before he was placed in the palace.
Do we forget David who was hunted by Saul before he was enthroned as king.
That’s why the scriptures in Hebrews 5:8 sheds more light by saying
“Though He were a Son, yet learned He obedience by the things which He suffered.”
I mean, is the son of a king not supposed to be free of any form of suffering.
He should be sitting on a banquet table with bouquets littered everywhere beckoning on his servants.
However, in the kingdom obedience is learnt and for God to achieve this, He allows us to pass through “necessary suffering”
Not to wound but to make!
Even Jesus, who is our patterned man was not exempt from this law.
The cross was not an accident in His journey — it was the ordained path to the throne.
Consequently, no servant is greater than his master and in this case Jesus
If the cross worked on Him, it will work on us too!
Why God Allows Wounds
There are divine purposes behind every suffering a believer endures.
To the natural eye, it looks like loss. But in the Spirit, it’s often the planting of something eternal. And so, one of the reasons we pass through certain sufferings is to:
To Produce Compassion
You can never truly minister to pain you’ve never felt in a sense. God allows us to be touched so that we can touch others.
Have you ever been destitute before?
Been hungry without hope of food? Or driven away from school because of school fees? Been on the receiving end simply because you choose not to lower God’s standards?
The list goes on and on and on…..
That’s why compassion isn’t just about feeling sorry or showing empathy
Compassion like my father Apostle Edu would say is “the feeling of empathy and also having what it takes to help”
So Jesus sees a blind man and has compassion on him and opens his blind eyes.
He also sees the crowd following Him, looking hungry and all and he doesn’t just say “eeeyaaaaa” He makes sure they sit in order and atleast eat something.
Paul said in 2 Corinthians 1:3–4 “Blessed be God… Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble.”
(b) To Crush Pride and Self-Reliance
Nothing humbles a man faster than brokenness. True pain in the kingdom strips us of illusion and leaves us clinging to God alone.
That’s why, when Jacob wrestled with God, he was left with a limp — a physical reminder that “dependence is strength” in the Spirit.
The limp was not weakness; it was identity. From that point, Jacob’s walk changed forever — literally and spiritually.
Why God Allows Wounds; Wounds That Birth Power: The Mystery of Suffering in Christ.
(c) To Birth Spiritual Authority
The authority of a believer is not in eloquence or charisma; it is in scars.
The wounds you endure for Christ mark you in the spirit realm. They become badges of credibility before Heaven and hell.
Paul speaking in Galatians 6:17 says “ Henceforth, let no man trouble me for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.”
This is a statement born from the lips of a man who has his body indeed littered with the marks of God.
He wasn’t saying it because he was Paul because we could see throughout the New Testament the much life that precipitated out of him
So much so that till now when men read his letters, a holy unrest and fire burns through men’s heart!
You see, when men who have borne scars speak…the witness is too evident to deny.
That’s why, real authority flows from identification with Christ’s sufferings.
Every genuine apostle, prophet, or servant of God carries a measure of the cross — not as decoration, but as a testimony.
The Anatomy of a Spiritual Wound
Not every wound is from Satan. Some wounds are permitted by God for divine purposes.
A spiritual wound is any situation that exposes your humanity, crushes your ego, and draws you into deeper fellowship with Christ.
The intent from God’s end is that it breaks a part of us that pride once protected.
Therefore, each season of pain or delay prunes us until all that remains is Christ formed within (Galatians 4:19).
Another thing again is that sometimes as believers, we desire the resurrection life without embracing crucifixion.
But the scriptures stated expressly “If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.”
— Luke 9:23
That’s why the cross is not an event; it’s a lifestyle. It is the place where your will dies and His will lives.
And the truth is that it is not a sweet place to be at all, no one wishes it but if life and much life will precipitate
Then death, much death will occur!
For every cross you carry positions you for a crown, but only if you endure it in faith.
When you understand this, you no longer pray for pain to end only; you pray for purpose to be revealed.
The Beauty of Brokenness
In the natural, broken things lose value. In the Spirit, broken things become sacred.
That’s the irony of spiritual value!
The alabaster box had to be broken before the fragrance could fill the room (Mark 14:3).
So it is with us. The fragrance of Christ within you cannot be released until your outer vessel is broken.
Brokenness births fragrance and even scars birth stories that save others.
If you check, you will see that David wrote his most powerful psalms not from a palace but from caves.
Paul penned epistles in prison that still liberate souls today.
The pruning is not wasted; it is being translated into purpose.
Heaven recognizes you not just by your anointing but by your scars.
They tell stories of survival, obedience, and grace.
When Pain Becomes Power
Wounds That Birth Power: The Mystery of Suffering in Christ. Suffering produces power only when processed correctly.
There are two ways believers handle pain:
- Some become bitter, others become better.
- Some curse their wilderness, others build altars there.
The difference lies in revelation. When you understand that God’s hand is in the fire, you stop running and start refining.
Joseph said to his brothers:
“You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good.”
— Genesis 50:20
There is divine intention even in human orchestration.
God does not waste pain. Every suffering is a seed for future dominion if sown in surrender.
God heals, but He rarely erases memory.
The purpose of healing is not to forget the pain but to remember it through the lens of victory.
Your story becomes a weapon of testimony.
“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony.” — Revelation 12:11
Someone’s faith depends on your transparency.
The Birthplace of Revival
All revivals are born from the womb of travail.
The church that carries no burden births no move.
The individuals God uses to shift nations are men and women who have learned to turn trivial in pain in prayer.
Before every public demonstration of power, there is a private season of breaking.
Pentecost was born out of the pain of loss and waiting.
Even the oil that flows to nations comes from olives that have been crushed.
Conclusion: Wounds That Birth Power: The Mystery of Suffering in Christ
The cross is a divine instrument for shaping the believer for glory.
“For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.”
— 2 Corinthians 4:17
Your wounds are not where you end; they are where resurrection begins.
And when God raises you, you will no longer speak dearth because the cross has furnished life.
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