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God’s Promises

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January 22, 2025 7:00 pm

God’s Promises

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January 22, 2025 7:00 pm

It was painful to see my dad losing his memory. Dementia is cruel, taking away all the recollections of people until there’s no remembrance left of the life they lived. One night, I had a dream I believe God used to encourage me. In the dream, He had a small treasure chest in His hands. “All your dad’s memories are safely stored here,” He told me. “I’ll keep them in the meantime. Then one day, in heaven, I’ll return them to him.”

In the following years, this dream comforted me whenever my dad didn’t know who I was. I’d be reminded that his disease was temporary. Because he was a child of God, he’d be permanently restored one day.

It also helped to remember that Paul described suffering as “light and momentary” (2 Corinthians 4:17). Paul wasn’t underplaying suffering; he himself had suffered much (vv. 7-12). He was emphasizing that in the light of eternity and the future glory that’s ours in Christ, our troubles are light and momentary. All the glorious blessings we already have in Christ and will also one day experience will infinitely outweigh them all (v. 17).

Because of God and His promises, we can choose not to lose heart. Even as we suffer, we can live each day in faith, relying on His power to renew us (v. 16). Let’s “fix our eyes” on His eternal promises today (v. 18).

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What is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4, verse 18. Welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread.

God's promises was written by Karen Huang and read by Joyce Dinkins. 2 Corinthians chapter 4, verses 16 through 18. Therefore we do not lose heart, though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. God's Promises, written by Karen Huang. It's painful to see my dad losing his memory.

Dementia is cruel, taking away all the recollections of people until there's no remembrance left of the life they lived. One night, I had a dream I believe God used to encourage me. In the dream, he had a small treasure chest in his hands. All your dad's memories are safely stored here, he told me.

I'll keep them in the meantime. Then one day, in heaven, I'll return them to him. In the following years, this dream comforted me whenever my dad didn't know who I was. I'd be reminded that his disease was temporary. Because he was a child of God, he'd be permanently restored one day. It also helped to remember that Paul described suffering as light and momentary in 2 Corinthians chapter 4 verse 17. The apostle wasn't underplaying suffering.

He himself had suffered much. He was emphasizing that in the light of eternity, and the future glory that's ours in Christ, our troubles are light and momentary. All the glorious blessings we already have in Jesus now, and those we'll one day experience, will infinitely outweigh them all. Because of God and his promises, we can choose not to lose heart. Even as we suffer, we can live each day in faith, relying on his power to renew us. Let's fix our eyes on his eternal promises today.

Let's pray. Lord, even in our deepest suffering, help us look for how our trials can help us grow in faith and trust in you. Remind us of what awaits us in the end and grant us the strength to fix our eyes on your eternal promises. Thank you, Lord. It's in Jesus' name we pray. Amen. As you go about your day, reflect on these questions. What suffering are you experiencing? How can God's promises and all that you have as his child help you to not lose heart?
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