Wasting Away
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, since what is seen is temporary, but what
is unseen is eternal.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
For
we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building
from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. Meanwhile we
groan, longing to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, because when
we are clothed, we will not be found naked. For while we are in this tent, we
groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be
clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be
swallowed up by life. Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is
God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.
Therefore we are always
confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from
the Lord. For we live by faith, not by sight. We are confident, I say, and
would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
2
Corinthians 5:1-8
We really do start
wasting away the day we are born. Whether it is a heart attack, cancer, or
Alzheimer’s, or just old age, we all waste away. Little by little we forget
things, and it becomes harder and harder to do tasks
we once took for granted.
For the Christian there
is hope. When we, as believers, receive our glorified bodies, we will recognize
the face of Jesus, and we will remember what He has done for us.
Forgetfulness may
beset our earthly bodies, but when we see the Lord, we will be like Him and we
will see Him as He is.
In the
twinkling of an eye, we will be changed.
Our Daily Bread –