Daily Renewal

Scripture:
II Corinthians 4:16 —  “Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.”
 
Observation:
There are so many products in the marketplace to make us look younger or attempt to slow down the process of aging. No matter how effective though, nothing can stop us from aging and eventually dying. But Paul says to “not lose heart” because what is important is what’s happening inwardly.
 
Application:
Am I being renewed day by day? Do I worry more about my outward appearance than making sure I allow Christ to renew me from within? Since my inward renewed self will ultimately take over for my dying body, do I treat it like it’s the most important thing; the area that Christ is constantly refining, growing, challenging and smoothing out?
 
Prayer:
Father God, your word says that you care about the heart. Please purify and cleanse my heart so the Holy Spirit can continue to transform me day by day. You said “our body is a temple of the Holy Spirit” and it is the fact that the Holy Spirit resides in me that makes me yours. Otherwise my body is good for not much of anything. So use you Spirit to renew me from the inside out.

— Jared Yates, small groups pastor, college & single adults, Reservoir campus