"So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day." 2 Corinthians 4:16
According to Yahoo Finance, "the global market for Anti-aging Products is estimated at US$41.2 Billion in 2023 and is projected to reach US$60 Billion by 2030". Maintaining youthfulness is big business, and one of the most popular topics on social media. And while we may do all we can to slow the process of aging, the truth is, we will all be old people eventually. However, for the believer in Christ there is good news.
In his letter to the Corinthian church, Paul reminds us that although our bodies are deteriorating, our spirits are being renewed daily. Our pastor put this beautifully when he said, "As you age in Christ, your body gets older and your soul gets younger." This is the amazing work that God does in us daily. He invigorates our inner being -- our soul -- with strength and fortitude. The things that perhaps made us falter in years past now have no power over us. God has matured us and miraculously at the same time He has made us spiritually younger in stamina. It's truly a miracle. And it's truly a mystery. Yet scripture attests to it, and I have experienced this personally. Although my body is not as strong as it once was, my soul is stronger. More vigorous.
Barnes Notes on the Bible says this about Paul's testimony:
"Day by day - Constantly. There was a daily and constant increase of inward vigor. God imparted to him constant strength in his trials, and sustained him with the hopes of heaven, as the body was decaying, and tending to the grave. The sentiment of this verse is, that in an effort to do good, and to promote the salvation of man, the soul will be sustained in trials, and will be comforted and invigorated even when the body is weary, grows old, decays, and dies. It is the testimony of Paul respecting his own experience; and it is a fact which has been experienced by thousands in their efforts to do good, and to save the souls of people from death."
Praise God for His infinite grace! We have so much to look forward to as we advance toward our eternal home.
Today's music video God, You're So Good by Krisitian Stanfill, Passion Music provides us with an opportunity to worship God for His goodness to us. I hope you will draw closer to Him as you play it.
I love you, I'm thinking of you, and I'm praying for you.
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