2 Corinthians 4:16-18

An eternal weight of glory 2 Corinthians 4:16-18: Paul would never give up. He did not just become exhausted and wearied and faint. There was resistance to his message, but he would not faint. He simply did his duty, and committed the result to God. He realized that his body was progressively decaying, yet his inner self was being renewed day after day. Paul understood that man is made up of two parts, body and soul. Though the flesh was getting weaker the real person was being made stronger each day. One part of man is perishing, and the other is part is being renewed. It should be our goal to do all that we can to allow our souls to grow stronger and stronger daily. The things of this life are momentary affliction when compared to the eternal weight of glory in eternity. These little troubles are getting us ready for heaven. Heaven will make all our earthly troubles seem like nothing.

Our focus must be on heaven, not on the temporal things that are so brief and fleeting. We must keep our minds on the things that cannot be seen because they are everlasting. The contrast is between the present physical things that are temporary and the things that cannot be seen that are eternal. Our attention must be on the spiritual reward in the next world. It is an eternal reward that will never end. Our bodies will grow old. They will become weak and feeble under the many trials and hardships of this life. Our bodies and all that pertain to this life will perish. The things that are not seen are eternal and that must be our life's focus! Those that go to heaven have the assurance that their joys will endure.