Brothers and Sisters 😊
📖 In Second Corinthian‘s chapter 4 today we see the “Light of the Gospel of the glory of Christ” illuminating and empowering its followers to endure difficult (yet temporary) earthly circumstances, because of the permanent assurance of God‘s unbreakable promises…
“We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed” (vs 8-9).
Q. What should our response be to the amazing love of the Lord of glory and King of the universe, in light of the fact that He was willingly…
– Forsaken & rejected for our benefit (Mk 15),
– Bruised & crushed for our peace (Isaiah 53),
– Beaten & afflicted for our comfort (2Cor 1), and
– Put to death so that we could be raised in glory! (2Tim 1).
🙏 Heavenly Father thank you so much for our grace-dependent all-sufficient life in Christ, and for your surpassing power to display your glory in these temporary jars of clay – Please strengthen us daily by your Spirit to worship & praise you well, while we eagerly await your eternal reward…
✝️ “For we know that He who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also and bring us into His presence…So we do not lose heart, although our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light and momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison…therefore we must look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are temporary, but the things that are unseen are eternal.”
2 Corinthians 4:14-18
Grace and Gratitude 