January 23, 2025
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Reading along with us in Deuteronomy and Corinthians? Here’s today’s reading:
2 Corinthians 4 (NIV)
Present Weakness and Resurrection Life
1 Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart. 2 Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.……Continue Reading
“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”
What a powerful chapter! The privelege we have to serve a God that cares so much for us that He made a way for us to spend eternity with Him. Yes life is hard! Challenges are all around us, money, parenting, marriage, protecting ourselves from the pressures of this world to give in to self, even our health can fail but we walk with a God that understands, has even lived through life on this earth, and He is with us each step!
“We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body”
How will we respond to these trials, will we find the joy in them knowing we are not alone and the hope of knowing it is all just temporary and shine His light by showing this world that we have joy and peace in the struggle that they might desire to have that too!
Well said, Kelly!