Do not be discouraged.

Do not be discouraged. It will be to your glory.

Do not be discouraged

because of the sufferings I am enduring for you,

which are your glory

(Ref.: Ephesians 3:13).

Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners,

so that we will not grow weary and lose heart

(Ref.: Hebrews 12:3).

We should not be discouraged, but the reason we are discouraged is

because we are not fighting against sin even to the point of shedding blood

(Hebrews 12:3-5).

God, who comforts those who are discouraged,

not only comforts us through a brother in the Lord,

but also allows us to receive great comfort

by hearing that other members of the body comforted that brother

(2 Corinthians 7:6-7).