SANCTUARY by David Jeremiah
February 23
THE INWARD MAN
2 Corinthians 4:16
Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.
It is easy in our world to lose touch with the value of the inward man. Because we are an accomplishment-oriented society, it is hard to "rank" the inward on those scales that our culture deems important. Therefore, in order to feel significant, we focus on developing the outward things which give us credibility in the eyes of others.
Paul said that the "outward man is perishing." No amount of working on it is going to change that. How sad it is to see people wanting to look youthful in their obituary picture in the paper when they are as dead as everyone else! But Paul had a different philosophy. He accepted the fact that the outward man is perishing and the inward man is going to live forever.
But how exactly do we demonstrate that we value the inward man? How do we invest in that part of us which we know is most important? We have to go into the spiritual gymnasium and work out with the inward man just as we would work out with the outward man to build up muscles or lose weight.
Just as the outward body needs food, so the inward man needs food, and the Bible tells us that food is God's Word.
February 23
THE INWARD MAN
2 Corinthians 4:16
Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.
It is easy in our world to lose touch with the value of the inward man. Because we are an accomplishment-oriented society, it is hard to "rank" the inward on those scales that our culture deems important. Therefore, in order to feel significant, we focus on developing the outward things which give us credibility in the eyes of others.
Paul said that the "outward man is perishing." No amount of working on it is going to change that. How sad it is to see people wanting to look youthful in their obituary picture in the paper when they are as dead as everyone else! But Paul had a different philosophy. He accepted the fact that the outward man is perishing and the inward man is going to live forever.
But how exactly do we demonstrate that we value the inward man? How do we invest in that part of us which we know is most important? We have to go into the spiritual gymnasium and work out with the inward man just as we would work out with the outward man to build up muscles or lose weight.
Just as the outward body needs food, so the inward man needs food, and the Bible tells us that food is God's Word.
SANCTUARY by David Jeremiah
February 23
THE INWARD MAN
2 Corinthians 4:16
Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.
It is easy in our world to lose touch with the value of the inward man. Because we are an accomplishment-oriented society, it is hard to "rank" the inward on those scales that our culture deems important. Therefore, in order to feel significant, we focus on developing the outward things which give us credibility in the eyes of others.
Paul said that the "outward man is perishing." No amount of working on it is going to change that. How sad it is to see people wanting to look youthful in their obituary picture in the paper when they are as dead as everyone else! But Paul had a different philosophy. He accepted the fact that the outward man is perishing and the inward man is going to live forever.
But how exactly do we demonstrate that we value the inward man? How do we invest in that part of us which we know is most important? We have to go into the spiritual gymnasium and work out with the inward man just as we would work out with the outward man to build up muscles or lose weight.
Just as the outward body needs food, so the inward man needs food, and the Bible tells us that food is God's Word.
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