Cast Down, But Not Destroyed

"But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed." 2 Corinthians 4:7-9

As the scripture says, we are troubled on every side. To me, this means everything. Every situation, every problem, every pressure, every anxiety, every sickness, every fear, etc., etc., etc. Whether you are a Christian or not, the problems are there for all of us. But what else does the scripture say? We may be troubled, but we are not distressed. Perplexed, but we are not desperate. Persecuted, but God has not forsaken us. We may be cast down and even get knocked down, but we are not knocked out! We have the treasure of Christ living in us. We may be frail and broken, but we have His infinite power in us that is more significant than our own, and this strengthens us to keep on keeping on!

When life looks hopeless, God is our hope. "When all around my soul gives way, He then is all my hope and stay. On CHRIST THE SOLID ROCK I stand, all other ground is sinking sand."

Love in Christ,
Tera