For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

2 Corinthians 4:18b

Before my operation I was worried. I am feeling better now, but it didn’t happen right away. The apostle Paul reminds us to “look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen” (2 Corinthians 4:18a). Things that are seen are only temporary, but things that can’t be seen last forever. This passage encourages believers not to lose heart in suffering because their inner selves are being renewed daily while they fix their hope on the eternal, unseen glory to come, not the temporary troubles of this life. Apostle Paul says, “So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day” (v. 16). The resurrection of Jesus means we, too, will be raised with Christ.

William (Bill) Biester
Mesa, AZ

Eternal Lord, teach us to remember Your gift to us of eternal life with You. Amen.

Reflect: Study how the resurrection of Jesus means we, too, will be raised with Christ.

Read: Matthew 5:1-12 and Colossians 3:1-4