"ETERNAL THINGS!"

2 Corinthians 4:16-18      (NASB)
"Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, while 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."


It has been said many times "If you didn't see it with your own "EYES" or hear it with your own ears, don't think it with your small mind and spread it with your big mouth"!  We put a lot of emphasis on an eye-witness account of what was seen.  People frequently are convicted or acquitted of crimes based on an eye-witness version of the truth.

But what we "SEE" is not always what is truly happening.  When we observe something (usually good) out-of-the-ordinary occurring, we like to claim it is a miracle.  The "momentary, light affliction" (usually not so good) we have to sometimes endure may be just as miraculous!   GOD can use what man intends for harm to glorify HIS name!

The "eternal weight of glory far beyond ALL comparison" may not be seen right now.  We should be confident that the "ETERNAL THINGS" are not visible.  JESUS instructs us in Matthew 6:20 to lay up treasures in Heaven.  1 Corinthians 2:9 tells us that "eyes have seen, nor ear heard, nor heart imagined" all of what is awaiting us in Heaven.   Every cup of water given in the spirit of HIS service will be remembered.  The things we don't see are the real things that make an impact.

There are a lot of "temporal" things that we like to relish in our lives.  Sports championships, awards from work, houses, automobiles, money, and all kinds of possessions will become "wood, hay, and stubble"!  The only matter that will stand the fire will be "ETERNAL THINGS" that we cannot see.  The unseen things are the "ETERNAL THINGS"!!