Psalm 46 - This psalm reminds me in powerful language who is in charge of all things.
1 Kings 8:22-30, 46-63 - Solomon reminds everyone that the Temple he has built for God surely cannot contain God. But the Lord in His mercy chooses to dwell among His people in that place. And the purpose for God dwelling among His people? That all nations may know who is God alone.
2 Corinthians 4:1-18 - Paul uses imagery that can be hard to pin down, but one thought occurred to me regarding the treasure in jars of clay. Just after that line Paul talks about being afflicted but not crushed... If we are indeed clay than all of these suffering would crush us since we are so fragile, and yet Paul's focus is not on the clay but the treasure inside. Each of carries the death and resurrection of Jesus and so for all the hardship we may face, the victory is ours.
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