Monday
2 Corinthians 4:7
But this precious treasure--this light and power that now shines within me--is held in a perishable container, that is, in my weak body. So everyone can see that my glorious power is from God and is not my own.
Tuesday
2 Corinthians 4:8
I am pressed on every side by troubles, but I am not crushed and broken. I am perplexed, but I don’t give up and quit.
Wednesday
2 Corinthians 4:9
I am hunted down, but You, God, never abandon me. I get knocked down, but I get up again and keep going.
Thursday
2 Corinthians 4:10
Through suffering, this body of mine constantly shares in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in my body.
Friday
2 Corinthians 4:11
Yes, I live under constant danger of death because I serve You, Jesus, so that Your life will be obvious in my dying body.
Zingers from Croft M. Pentz, Tyndale House Publishers
3571. Keeping too much in your pocketbook may drive the Lord from your heart.
3572. Money isn’t everything--sometimes it isn’t enough.
3573. The most sensitive nerve in the body seems to be the one that runs to the pocketbook.
3574. God does not look at the face of your check but at the balance on the stub.
3575. Strange how big a dollar looks when you give it to the church but how little when it goes for groceries.
