2Co 4:16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.
Paul is one of the apostles who had it extremely rough. The man Paul was beaten with rods, was once stoned, thrice he suffered shipwreck. He was often in perils of water, perils with his own country men, perils in the city, perils in sea.He had faced hunger and thirst, weariness and pain cold and nakedness etc ( 2Cor 11:23-29).
Yet, in spite of all those tribulations and burdens, Paul was able to say , ” we do not lose heart.” Though he acknowledged that his outward man was growing weaker, his inner man was being ” renewed day by day”.
Christian friends, this where the secret of not giving up is. The inner man must be renewed not every month, not every Sunday , not every once in a while, but everyday. Your spiritual metabolism cannot survive on yesterday’s meal. You need to eat fresh food today.( Dr John Piper)
Additional readings:
Isa 10:31
Lam 3:21-26
2Cor 4:8-10
🙏Blessed Day🙏