IT WON’T END LIKE THIS
The Rock Teaching Ministry Read: 2 Corinthians 4:7-18
MEDITATION VERSE
“We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair” (2 Corinthians 4:8)
God’s Word offers deep encouragement for anyone going through a season of hardship, pain, or pressure. The night may feel long, and the burden may seem unbearable, but God assures us that it is only for a season. As Psalm 30:5 reminds us, “weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.”
Ecclesiastes 3:1 declares, “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven.” This means your present difficulty has an expiration date. It will not last forever. God sees your tears, understands your pain, and is walking with you through the valley. More than that, He is working through the valley. Romans 8:28 promises: “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” The very thing that feels like it will break you is what God will use to shape, strengthen, and position you for greater glory.
2 Corinthians 4:16–17 encourages us not to lose heart: “Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.” What you’re going through is working for you, not against you. There is purpose in your pain and glory on the other side of your pressing. Don’t let temporary trials rob you of eternal perspective.
Paul continues in 2 Corinthians 4:7–10: “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed…”
What season are you in right now—waiting, weeping, pressing? Remind yourself today that this is temporary, and God is working something glorious behind the scenes. There is a treasure inside of you—the presence, power, and grace of God. That treasure is your anchor in every storm and your strength in every weakness. You do not walk this road alone. You do not endure by your own strength. God’s power is at work within you. Lean into Him. Cry out to Him. Depend on Him. Ecclesiastes 7:8 says, “The end of a thing is better than its beginning.” So, take heart. This is not the end. If it is not alright yet, then it is not the end.
IN HIS PRESENCE is written by Oke Chinye.
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