Scripture Reading
2 Corinthians 4:16-17
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.
Reflection
Paul holds two realities in tension without flinching: the body is declining, and the inner self is being renewed. The afflictions we carry are real, but Paul calls them 'light' and 'momentary' when weighed against the eternal glory they are producing. This is not denial but faith — the long view that transforms present suffering. The Holy Spirit who indwells us is the agent of that daily inner renewal. Let him do his work in you today, even in — especially in — the hard places.
Prayer for Today
Dear Lord, I thank You for Your hidden secrets of prosperity that You have stored up for me. I pray that as I go to sleep tonight that I will dream dreams and have visions from You Lord. As I dream, I pray that You will manifest yourself to me and show me great and mighty things that I do not know. I pray that Your presence shall be evident in every area of my life, Amen.
Amen.