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Day by Day Devotional - Year 4 of 5
Devotional: December 19th

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2 Corinthians 4:16-18; ; 2 Corinthians 5:1-10

How much care we take to maintain and keep "our outward man" healthy (v. 16). Yes, if only our "inward man" could be looked after as well! What renewed the heart of the apostle was the eternal weight of glory with which the trials which he was enduring could not be compared. Walking "by faith, not by sight" (v. 7) with the eyes of his soul fixed on the things which are not seen but which are eternal, he was already enjoying them through the earnest of the Spirit (v. 5). That is why he did not faint (2 Corinthians 4:1; 2 Corinthians 4:16).

What fear, what zeal, the thought of the judgment seat of Christ ought constantly to stir in our hearts! Our salvation is certain; we shall not stand there to be condemned but like a film our whole life will be unfolded revealing all that we have done "whether good or bad" and we shall receive either gain or loss. But at the same time the Lord will demonstrate how His grace has added to its brightness even through our sins. An artist who has finished restoring a deteriorated portrait emphasizes the quality of his work by placing the photo of the original picture alongside it. As we are often insensitive to sin, we also underestimate the grace which pardons us and bears with us. The judgment seat of Christ will cause us finally to recognize its full extent.

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