WISDOM AND POWER “Jars of Clay” II Corinthians 4:718

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7But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 8We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; 10always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. 11For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh. 12So then death worketh in us, but life in you. 13We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak; 14knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you. 15For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.
16For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. 17For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; 18while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

OUR FRAGILE EXISTENCE POWERFULLY POINTS TO JESUS (v.11b)
o The struggle is real (vs. 8&9)
o Jesus’ life manifested (vs. 10&11, I Corinthians 15:31, Galatians 5:24, 6:14&17)

OUR FRAGILE EXISTENCE GIVES US POWERFUL WORDS TO EXTEND
GRACE (v. 13b)
o We believe (Romans 6:3&4)
o More and more people

OUR FRAGILE EXISTENCE POWERFULLY CHANGES OUR FOCUS
o We do not lose heart (v. 16)
o As we look (vs. 18, Colossians 3:14)