Jesus, Your Priority

Source: Follow Jesus: Devotions from Time of Grace: Day 1 • Devotional http://bible.com/r/4ZY

Follow Jesus as your priority

When I was in high school, a friend of mine was driving us to a school event. At one point, he reached over to the radio to change the station. As he reached over, he accidentally turned the steering wheel so quickly and sharply that the car swerved off the road, rolled over three times, and landed upside down in the bottom of a ditch. Remarkably, everyone was okay. My friend didn’t break any laws by trying to change the radio station. It’s a good thing to listen to the radio—except when it gets in the way of safe driving.

There are any number of good things on which we might focus our attention in life—our families, friends, jobs, and hobbies. It’s good to focus on these things—except when we give more attention to them then we do to Jesus.

“[Jesus] said to another man, ‘Follow me’” (Luke 9:59). When Jesus calls individuals to “Follow me,” he isn’t suggesting that he is one of many good things in this world to which we might pay attention. He is expecting to be our highest priority. Why?

Because only Jesus keeps us safe for eternity.

Because our family, friends, jobs, and hobbies are all gifts from him.

Because when we realize how inattentive we have been to his Word and will, Jesus always treats us with grace.

Because when we look at the cross of Jesus, we see that his greatest priority will always be to love us.

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Luke 9:59 ESV
To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”

Approaching God

Source: The Bible with Nicky and Pippa Gumbel, Classic Version, 2024: Day 308 • Devotional

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And

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

Approach God through Jesus, your Great High Priest

It is quite astonishing that you and I can approach the Creator of the universe with confidence and boldness. Of course, we must be respectful but we do not need to be timid or fearful. How is this possible?

As the writer introduces the central theme of his letter, the high priesthood of Jesus, he makes the point that the main purpose of his letter is to encourage them to ‘hold firmly to the faith we profess’ (4:14). Learning more about who Jesus is enables you to stand firm in your faith through the storms and temptations of life.

Jesus is unique.

The Great High Priest is both ‘the Son of God’ (v.14) and fully human. He is able to sympathise with your weaknesses, and he ‘has been tempted in every way, just as we are – yet was without sin’ (v.15).

Jesus had all the same feelings you have. There were times when he felt like doing the wrong thing, but always chose to do the right thing. As you speak to him in prayer you can know that he knows how you are feeling.

There were three necessary qualifications for the priesthood:

1. Humanity (‘selected from among human beings’, Hebrews 5:1)
2. Compassion (‘able to deal gently’, v.2)
3. Divine appointment (‘called by God’, v.4)

Jesus exactly fits the role.

But Jesus belonged to the tribe of Judah, not Levi, and therefore he lacked qualification for the normal priesthood, which was made up of descendants of Moses’ brother Aaron (who was a Levite). Thus, the writer identifies him with a new order of priests, identified with the Old Testament character Melchizedek, who was a priest of ‘God most High’ and ministered to Abraham (Genesis 14:18–20).

The book of Hebrews shows how in every way the priesthood of Melchizedek was superior to that of Aaron (see Hebrews 7). Because Jesus’ priesthood is like Melchizedek, it is eternal (5:6). It is therefore effective for all time. It affects those who lived before Jesus, as well as everyone who lives after him.

Jesus is your representative

(v.1). He is both the model priest and far superior to any other priest.

Jesus gained experience through the things he suffered (v.9). God uses everything in your path, however painful, for you to gain experience.

You can learn to use your pain for someone else’s gain.

Rick Warren writes, ‘God loves to turn crucifixions into resurrections. The things you wish were most removed from your life are often the very things that God is using to shape you and make you into the believer he wants you to be. He wants to use that problem for good in your life. There’s something more important than your pain. It’s what you’re learning from that pain.’

Like us, Jesus gained experience through what he suffered. However, unlike us, he is without sin. Therefore, he did not need to offer sacrifices for his own sins. He is ‘the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him’ (v.9).

You can ‘approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that \[you\] may receive mercy and find grace to help \[you\] in \[your\] time of need’ (v.16).

As you ask for forgiveness for the past – you can know that you will receive ‘mercy’. As you ask for help for the future, you can know that you will receive ‘grace to help’ you in whatever your needs are and whatever difficulties you are facing at the moment.

The image of the throne is a way of emphasising the majesty and glory of the one who sits on it – God. Yet through Jesus, you can approach God in prayer and worship no matter how you are feeling or what you have done.

Lord Jesus Christ, thank you that through your sacrifice I can approach the throne of grace with confidence, receive mercy and find grace to help me in my time of need.

Approach the throne of grace with confidence

What an amazing thing to be told that we can approach the heavenly throne at all – let alone ‘with confidence’ (Hebrews 4:16)! 

Approach God now.

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GOD’S WORD

Hebrews 4:14-16 ESV
[14] Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. [15] For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. [16] Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

https://bible.com/bible/59/heb.4.14-16.ESV

Hebrews 5:1-14 ESV
[1] For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. [2] He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness. [3] Because of this he is obligated to offer sacrifice for his own sins just as he does for those of the people. [4] And no one takes this honor for himself, but only when called by God, just as Aaron was. [5] So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him, “You are my Son, today I have begotten you”; [6] as he says also in another place, “You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.” [7] In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence. [8] Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered. [9] And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him, [10] being designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.  [11] About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. [12] For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, [13] for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. [14] But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.

https://bible.com/bible/59/heb.5.1-14.ESV

Law Vs. Gospel

Context is key

Part of, “10 Commandments: My Life With God: Day 1 • Devotional“

http://bible.com/r/9MW

Notes from video above:

LAW:

The law is what we are to do and not do.

GOSPEL:

What Christ has already done for us.

The laws that were given cover 3 main areas:

-Ceremonial Laws given to Israel that governed their worship life. See Lev. 7 regarding animal sacrifices and such.

-Civil Laws given to Israel for civil life (property,  government, etc. ). See Duet. 15. Like the rule stating that at the end of 7 years all debts are to be canceled.

-Moral Law. Laws given by God that govern the heart and apply to all people of all times (like to 10 commandments. See Exodus 20).

Keep in mind what God said before he gave the 10 commandments – Exodus 20:1-2 ……………………..

Exodus 20:1-2 ESV
[1] And God spoke all these words, saying, [2] “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

Remember who God was, is, and gonna be, The Savior. He loves, saves, and guides.

He gives laws to be like a curb, keeping you on the right road. Like a mirror to look in and reflect. As well as a guide us because he cares.

May we come to an understanding that some laws, especially the Ceremonial and Civil ones, may not apply to us because they were given to the Israelites. Another great example of some laws that may not apply to us is the law he gave to Adam and Eve when they were in Eden.

Genesis 2:15-17 ESV
[15] The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. [16] And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, [17] but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”

The reason that doesn’t apply to us is that it was given specifically to Adam and Eve. We don’t even have access to that forbidden tree.

The Ceremonial Laws of how to worship by offering sacrifices don’t apply because Christ was the sacrifice, once and for all.

The Civil Laws that govern property and government don’t apply because we are not Jewish. We are not Israelites.

May our focus be on God’s laws that apply to our morals and how we live, follow, and show respect and honor to him.

Colossians 2:16-23 ESV
[16] Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. [17] These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. [18] Let no one disqualify you, insisting on asceticism and worship of angels, going on in detail about visions, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind, [19] and not holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God. [20] If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations— [21] “Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch” [22] (referring to things that all perish as they are used)—according to human precepts and teachings? [23] These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh.

https://bible.com/bible/59/col.2.16-23.ESV

Pray For Your Enemies. A Bible Study on Jesus’s Teaching. Religion Vs. Relationship

Psalm 109: This was David’s prayer for help with his enemies.

How do you pray for your enemies?

Compare this prayer with Jesus’ teaching in Luke 6:27-38.

CONTEXT:

Psalm 109:1-31 ESV
[1]  Be not silent, O God of my praise! [2] For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues. [3] They encircle me with words of hate, and attack me without cause.

[4] In return for my love they accuse me, but I give myself to prayer.

[5] So they reward me evil for good, and hatred for my love. [6]  Appoint a wicked man against him; let an accuser stand at his right hand. [7] When he is tried, let him come forth guilty; let his prayer be counted as sin!

[8] May his days be few; may another take his office! [9] May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow! [10] May his children wander about and beg, seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit! [11] May the creditor seize all that he has; may strangers plunder the fruits of his toil! [12] Let there be none to extend kindness to him, nor any to pity his fatherless children! [13] May his posterity be cut off; may his name be blotted out in the second generation! [14] May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord, and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out! [15]  Let them be before the Lord continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth!

[16] For he did not remember to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and the brokenhearted, to put them to death. [17]  He loved to curse; let curses come upon him! He did not delight in blessing; may it be far from him! [18] He clothed himself with cursing as his coat; may it soak into his body like water, like oil into his bones!

[19] May it be like a garment that he wraps around him, like a belt that he puts on every day! [20] May this be the reward of my accusers from the Lord, of those who speak evil against my life!

[21] But you, O God my Lord, deal on my behalf for your name’s sake; because your steadfast love is good, deliver me! [22] For I am poor and needy, and my heart is stricken within me. [23] I am gone like a shadow at evening; I am shaken off like a locust. [24] My knees are weak through fasting; my body has become gaunt, with no fat. [25] I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they wag their heads. [26]  Help me, O Lord my God! Save me according to your steadfast love!

[27] Let them know that this is your hand; you, O Lord, have done it!

[28]  Let them curse, but you will bless! They arise and are put to shame, but your servant will be glad!

[29] May my accusers be clothed with dishonor; may they be wrapped in their own shame as in a cloak!

[30] With my mouth I will give great thanks to the Lord; I will praise him in the midst of the throng. [31] For he stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from those who condemn his soul to death.

https://bible.com/bible/59/psa.109.1-31.ESV

Luke 6:27-38 ESV Jesus says,
[27]  “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, [28] bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. [29] To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic either. [30] Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back. [31] And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.

[32]  “If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. [33] And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. [34] And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount. [35] But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.

[36] Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. 

[37]  “Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; [38] give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

https://bible.com/bible/59/luk.6.27-38.ESV

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Another post on the same subject, when Jesus said, “You’ve heard it said, but I say to you“: https://wp.me/p6Exj2-1Pc

Man’s Religion Vs. God’s Relationship. A Bible Study

Isaiah 30: What is Israel’s sin that elicits God’s woe (v. 1-5)? Where are you guilty of the same sin?

Isaiah 30:1-5 MSG
[1-5] “Doom, rebel children!” God’s Decree. “You make plans, but not mine. You make deals, but not in my Spirit. You pile sin on sin, one sin on top of another, Going off to Egypt without so much as asking me, Running off to Pharaoh for protection, expecting to hide out in Egypt.

Well, some protection Pharaoh will be! Some hideout, Egypt! They look big and important, true, with officials strategically established in Zoan in the north and Hanes in the south, but there’s nothing to them.

Anyone stupid enough to trust them will end up looking stupid— All show, no substance, an embarrassing farce.”

https://bible.com/bible/97/isa.30.1-5.MSG

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Another article on “Religious Nuts Vs. Spiritual Fruit“:

Religious Nuts vs. Spiritual Fruit

Pharisees Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men. A Bible Study

Isaiah 29: Compare 29:13 with Matthew 15:8-9.

How does Jesus apply this passage to His contemporaries?

How does it apply to us?

ISAIAH 29:13 And the Lord said: “Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men,

Matthew 15:8-9 ESV
[8]  “‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; [9]  in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”

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More Context:

Isaiah 29:13-24 ESV
[13] And the Lord said: “Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men, [14] therefore, behold, I will again do wonderful things with this people, with wonder upon wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the discernment of their discerning men shall be hidden.” [15] Ah, you who hide deep from the Lord your counsel, whose deeds are in the dark, and who say, “Who sees us? Who knows us?” [16]  You turn things upside down! Shall the potter be regarded as the clay, that the thing made should say of its maker, “He did not make me”; or the thing formed say of him who formed it, “He has no understanding”? [17] Is it not yet a very little while until Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be regarded as a forest? [18] In that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book, and out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind shall see. [19]  The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the Lord, and the poor among mankind shall exult in the Holy One of Israel. [20] For the ruthless shall come to nothing and the scoffer cease, and all who watch to do evil shall be cut off, [21] who by a word make a man out to be an offender, and lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, and with an empty plea turn aside him who is in the right. [22] Therefore thus says the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob: “Jacob shall no more be ashamed, no more shall his face grow pale. [23] For when he sees his children, the work of my hands, in his midst, they will sanctify my name; they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob and will stand in awe of the God of Israel. [24] And those who go astray in spirit will come to understanding, and those who murmur will accept instruction.”

https://bible.com/bible/59/isa.29.13-24.ESV

Matthew 15:8-20 ESV
[8]  “‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; [9]  in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”  [10] And he called the people to him and said to them, “Hear and understand: [11] it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.” [12] Then the disciples came and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?” [13] He answered, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up. [14] Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.” [15] But Peter said to him, “Explain the parable to us.” [16] And he said, “Are you also still without understanding? [17] Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is expelled? [18] But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. [19] For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander. [20] These are what defile a person. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile anyone.”

https://bible.com/bible/59/mat.15.8-20.ESV

Beware of False

Teachers

Jude 1:12-13 ESV
[12] These are hidden reefs at your love feasts, as they feast with you without fear, shepherds feeding themselves; waterless clouds, swept along by winds; fruitless trees in late autumn, twice dead, uprooted; [13] wild waves of the sea, casting up the foam of their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved forever.

https://bible.com/bible/59/jud.1.12-13.ESV

Watching them perform on stage might be thrilling, but there is no water in the well and no rain in the clouds. People are thirsting today for God’s Word yet are denied life-saving water.

Diving Deeper, here is another post on the subject:

Clouds Without Rain

Overcomplicating Our Faith. Religion Vs. Relationship

Song by Phil Wickham

“RELATIONSHIP”:

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=xaMEcLeSr-c&si=1_4Plfw20YHe1ice

Today’s Bible Study is Based on Colossians 2:6-23

A potion taken from

The Bible with Nicky and Pippa Gumbel, Classic Version, 2024: Day 280 • Devotional

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Paul warns the Colossians against the false teachers who try to dazzle them with their ‘big words and intellectual double-talk’ (v.8, MSG).

‘You don’t need a telescope, a microscope or a horoscope to realize the fullness of Christ and the emptiness of the universe without him.

When you come to him, that fullness comes together for you, too. His power extends over everything’ (vv.9–10, MSG).

Sometimes, we overcomplicate our faith. It can appear that if you want to be part of the ‘spiritual elite’, there are various extra things you need to understand or do. Paul challenges this kind of false teaching head on.

All you need is Jesus. It is not a matter of adding anything to Jesus, but rather of living out what you already have in him:

‘You received Christ Jesus, the Master; now live him. You’re deeply rooted in him. You’re well constructed upon him. You know your way around the faith. Now do what you’ve been taught’ (vv.6–7a, MSG).

In the immediate context, Colossians 2:6-23, Paul was telling his readers that they had no need to be circumcised. He explains that they have already been circumcised – not ‘by human hands’ but ‘with the circumcision done by Christ’ (v.11). Those who have been baptised do not need to be circumcised (v.12). Baptism symbolises something even more amazing than circumcision: death and resurrection.

You are in Christ. Therefore, when Jesus died, you died in him. When Jesus was buried, you were buried with him – and when he rose from the dead, you rose with him (v.12). This is how you got rid of your sinful nature – ‘putting off of the sinful nature’ (v.11). It died with Christ and was buried with him. ‘When you were stuck in your old sin-dead life, you were incapable of responding to God. God brought you alive – right along with Christ!’ (v.13, MSG).

Understand and think about the amazing victory of Jesus on the cross:

‘All sins forgiven, the slate wiped clean, that old arrest warrant canceled and nailed to Christ’s cross. He stripped all the spiritual tyrants in the universe of their sham authority at the Cross and marched them naked through the streets’ (vv.13–15, MSG).

Jesus has done it all. You don’t need to add anything:

‘So don’t put up with anyone pressuring you in details of diet, worship services or holy days’ (v.16, MSG).

All you need is Christ ‘who puts us together in one piece, whose very breath and blood flow through us. He is the Head and we are the body. We can grow up healthy in God only as he nourishes us’ (v.19 MSG).

Lord Jesus, thank you that as you hung on the cross for me and for the entire human race, in your apparent defeat you actually triumphed over all the powers and authorities of this dark world. Thank you that you set me free from sin, addiction and death. Help me never again to allow anyone or anything to take me captive.

God The Tattoo Artist

Isaiah 49:16

The Lord says, ‘I have indelibly imprinted, engraved (tattooed a picture of) you on the palm of each of My hands’ (v.16, AMP).

The Babylonians used tattoos to remind them of the person they loved.

God’s love and commitment to you is demonstrated by his engraving of you on the palms of his hands.

Christ’s hands and feet were pierced for you.

God is our: Shepherd, Mother, Engraver, Conqueror, Husband

This is part of, “The Bible with Nicky and Pippa Gumbel, Classic Version, 2024: Day 265 • Devotional” http://bible.com/r/Ayb

Based on:

Isaiah 49:8-51:16

Never give up trusting in God’s love

Each morning, Isaiah waited on God to speak to him and to instruct him, so that he would know the right words to ‘sustain the weary’ – to encourage those who were tempted to give up (50:4).

In this passage, the way he did this was by speaking to them about God’s love for them. He spoke of God’s compassion (49:10–13), and he used five analogies for God’s love:

Shepherd

God loves you as a shepherd loves his sheep. God, as the shepherd of Israel, will lead his people back out of exile. In his love, he will make even obstacles serve his purpose (v.11). Jesus picks up this picture of the good shepherd and applies it to himself (John 10:3–15).

Mother

God’s love for you is greater than any mother’s love for their child. ‘Can a mother forget the infant at her breast, walk away from the baby she bore? But even if mothers forget, I’d never forget you – never’ (Isaiah 49:15, MSG).

Engraver

The Lord says, ‘I have indelibly imprinted, engraved (tattooed a picture of) you on the palm of each of My hands’ (v.16, AMP). The Babylonians used tattoos to remind them of the person they loved. God’s love and commitment to you is demonstrated by his engraving of you on the palms of his hands. Christ’s hand and feet were pierced for you.

Conqueror

God’s love is like a conqueror (vv.25–26). He is strong enough to carry out his purposes for you and to fight against those who oppress you (v.25).

Husband

The people were saying God had divorced them because of their sins. God replies that although it was their weakness and their sin that caused the exile, God is able to restore them. He has not divorced them or sold them into slavery (50:1). No one is too far out of God’s reach. He is married to his people. His love for you is greater than the greatest love between a husband and a wife.

Isaiah urges people to keep on trusting in the Lord: ‘Those who hope in me will not be disappointed’ (49:23). God will rescue them through his suffering servant: ‘I did not hide my face from mocking and spitting. Because the Sovereign Lord helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore, have I set my face like flint’ (50:6–7).

Jesus, knowing that he was going to be mocked and spat upon, set his face like flint and went to Jerusalem knowing that he would be crucified there. He was utterly determined. He did not give up. God vindicated him (v.8). The result was a great victory and a great harvest.

Lord, thank you that those who put their trust in you will never be disappointed. Help me to keep on trusting in your great love for me.

Pippa Adds
Galatians 6:9
‘Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.’

It is so easy to become discouraged when there is no obvious change in a situation, or the person you are trying to help seems to get worse. This verse says keep going, tempting as it is to give up, for you will eventually reap a harvest.

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God’s Word

2 Corinthians 4:1, 7-10, 16-18 ESV
[1] Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart.
[7] But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. [8] We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; [9] persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; [10] always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies.
[16] So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. [17] For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, [18] as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

https://bible.com/bible/59/2co.4.1-18.ESV

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