2 Corinthians 4:13-18
13 And since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, “I believed and therefore I spoke,” we also believe and therefore speak,
14 knowing that He who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up with Jesus, and will present us with you.
15 For all things are for your sakes, that grace, having spread through the many, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.
Seeing the Invisible
16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.
17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory,
18 while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
Context
- In what way did that ‘same spirit of faith’ impact Paul’s speech? (Jeremiah 20:9, Psalm 116:5-10, 1 Corinthians 9:16, 2 Corinthians 4:7, 13)
Reflection
- How will we be ‘raised up with Jesus’? (Romans 6:3, Colossians 3:3, 4, 1 Corinthians 15:20, 23, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, 1 John 3:2)
- How is our ‘outward man perishing’ & our ‘inward man being renewed day by day’? (Psalm 23:3, Romans 12:2, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Ephesians 4:23)
- What comparison does our ‘our light affliction’ have with the ‘eternal weight of glory’? (Isaiah 48:10, Romans 8:18-21, 1Pet 4:12, 13)
Testimony Time
- Am I more passionate about unseen ‘eternal’ things or ‘temporary’ visible things? (Matthew 16:26, Romans 1:20, 1 Corinthians 2:9, Colossians 3:2, 1 Timothy 1:17, Hebrews 11:1, 10, 13, 14, 27)
