2 Corinthians 1-5

December 2

2 Corinthians 1-5

Our lives are fragile. We are all only one breath away from eternity. We are weak. But God is our source of strength. If we did not have to worry about death, if we did not have to face our weaknesses, in our sin, we would ignore God. But God is our source of life and strength. Our weaknesses reveal His strengths. His power and sacrifice gives us eternal life.

"Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." (2 Corinthians 4:16-18, NIV)

 

What really matters in life is not what is going on on the outside, but what is going on in our hearts. As we age, our bodies slow down. Disease may overpower our strength. But God will continue to strengthen our spirit as we lean on Him and depend on Him. All that we see is only temporary, the unseen contains the eternal.

 

There will come a day when Jesus comes back or our mortal bodies finally die. But we do not need to worry. If we are in a saving relationship with Jesus, we will get a new body, a heavenly body that will not decay, but will be eternal. On that day our faith will become sight.