2 Corinthians 4:16-18
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, 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.
Tag: Burdens of this Life
This world can be cruel. Even when we walk with Christ the burdens of this life can weigh us down beyond our physical capacity. This world is on a crash course for disaster one crisis after another. Politicians think it can be fixed with laws. Artist think it can be fixed with their version of understanding. Philosophers and educators think it can be fixed with deeper knowledge. The bottom line is that this world can only be fixed with a relationship with Christ. Yet, as Paul writes in the above passage, even those who have a lasting relationship with Christ are burdened down by this world. Yet, they do not succumb to the burden ... this is Paul's point. Believers don't get burdened by this world because their eyes are not on this world. Their eyes are on the eternal, not that transient. When we see today's burdens in view of heaven's glory and our life for eternally with Christ we can call each of our burdens (like Paul) a "light momentary affliction." Imagine seeing your current burden as a "light momentary affliction." Paul was beaten nearly to death several times ... light momentary affliction! He was shipwreck and almost lost at sea ... light momentary affliction!! He had some medical issue that caused his sight to be limited ... light momentary affliction!!! Why? Because he knew God was in control and his fate was in the hands of a loving and mighty God through his relationship with Christ.
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