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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).
The apostle Paul recognized that a believer needs to embrace the future comfort of the promise of heaven. Our bodies are failing, but our spirits are being strengthened every day. Despite the difficulties of life, we need to keep our eyes trained toward the Lord – the unseen Truth who lives in us. He encourages us to remember there is a difference between what we see and what we can’t. This life is seen and temporal, but heaven is unseen and forever.
Apply it in prayer: Father, thank you for heaven. Eternity is going to be amazing. I need to keep my focus on forever, not the stuff that passes away. Help me to see your son, not the world.
Paul Ciotta
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