Day 42: Hope

June 22 . Bible reading from 2 Corinthians 4:7-18 Hope

Character: "Hope in Christ enables me to deal with the hardships of life and death."

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Text:

But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and
not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.
We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be
revealed in our body…

we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and
present us with you in his presence…

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. For what is seen is temporary,
but what is unseen is eternal.

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Take a minute:

How does hope shine through in your daily activities?
Thank God for the hope he has given you.