Glory Beyond All Measure

So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day. For this slight momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure, because we look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen; for what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18

It is important to put things into perspective. When Paul encouraged the church in Corinth, he wrote a litany of his own very real trials and tribulations. To gain perspective, he shifted his focus to the eternal.

In some ways, our perspective is more important than our experiences. Our sufferings will diminish in importance when compared to the glory that awaits us.

The supreme need in every hour of difficulty is a vision of God.

Our Daily Bread – June 17, 2006