My tent

“Therefore we do not give up. Even though our outer person is being destroyed, our inner person is being renewed day by day.”2 Corinthians‬ ‭4‬:‭16‬ ‭HCSB‬‬

As usual I wonder what ‘therefore’ is there for. From verse 7 Paul talks about his outer man being like a clay vessel. He says the outer man is dying and the inner man is growing in Christ.

This must be a goal, surely? I cannot end my days with a shrivelled up spirit, conversely, it must be thriving and wholly alive to God. My outer body is merely my tent in which I live. This tent will expire but my spirit and soul will live for all eternity.

I must choose where I live: whether with my saviour and lord or in the fires meant for Satan and his angels. And so I live my life in my tent, by faith in the work Jesus has done for me, I have work to do. No matter what age I still have work to do.

Although my tent wears away, my inner man flourishes as it changes into the likeness of my saviour.  Praise Him! Amen!