WE SUFFER MUCH IN THIS LIFE

We get discouraged & depressed

SOMETIMES WE CAN’T SEE BEYOND OUR TROUBLES

And oftentimes, we tend to give up
But then sometimes, we hear words of encouragement
Like what Paul wrote in …

2 CORINTHIANS 4:16-18

We don't give up. Our bodies are becoming weaker, but our spirits are being renewed with each passing day. In reality, our troubles are small. They will only last a short time. But they are earning for us a glory that will last forever. And that glory is greater than all of our troubles.

So we don't spend all your time focusing on your problems. Instead, look at what you cannot see with your eyes. What you can see only lasts for a short time, but what you cannot see is going to last forever.

WE CAN SEE

The bread and the drink
But they will only last for a moment
And then they are gone

BUT THEY HELP US TO FOCUS

On the unseen things of Jesus Christ
The eternal things of Jesus

IN THIS BREAD

We can see the broken body of Jesus
And in this drink
We can see the blood that was shed by Him

BY SEEING THESE THINGS

His forgiveness becomes very real to us

And in that forgiveness

We cannot become discouraged or depressed
Because we know we have a Savior
One who gave Himself – so that we don’t have to

IF WE PUT OUR TROUBLES IN A BAG

the bag seems quite large
but if we take that bag to the cross
and lay it at the bottom
we see the cross is so much bigger
than any problems we might have

LET US FOCUS ON

the greatness of the eternal Christ
and take our focus off our temporary troubles

LET US PRAY

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