2 Corinthians 4:7-12
7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. 8 We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed— 10 always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. 11 For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus’ sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. 12 So then death is working in us, but life in you.
7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. 8 We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed— 10 always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. 11 For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus’ sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. 12 So then death is working in us, but life in you.
The priceless gift of faith in grace that is the gospel is contained in our frail and sinful selves. This then shows His mighty hand at work in and through us; is can never be said that it is ours. Therefore, if we suffer we do not give up in despair and are not destroyed by adversity, because the suffering Savior is in us to suffer alongside. This then shows His resurrection life in our souls as will be in our bodies later and forever. Death works life - His death and ours by His life we now share in. This treasure shows His excellent power in all we endure for the gospel and God’s glory.
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