Scott Hafemann, 2 Corinthiens, Zondervan, www.zondervan.com, 2000, p. 76.
Anybody can worship Santa Claus. But hanging in there with God in the midst of intense suffering, as Christ hung on the cross, magnifies the worth of God as the one who sustains us. God’s goal in suffering, therefore, is to teach us that in life and in death, as in all eternity, He Himself is all we ultimately need.
Scott Hafemann, 2 Corinthians, Zondervan, www.zondervan.com, 2000, p. 76.