While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
We're not focused on what we can physically see right now, but on what's invisible to our eyes. Because everything you can see around you is temporary, it's all going to fade away. But the things you can't see? Those last forever.
Focus on the invisible stuff because that's what actually lasts.
📚 Historical Context
In the first century AD, the Apostle Paul wrote his second letter to the Corinthians to encourage them amid persecution and hardships they faced as early Christians in a hostile Roman world. He was drawing from his own experiences of suffering to emphasize that earthly troubles are fleeting compared to God's eternal realities. This verse is part of Paul's broader argument in the letter about the inner transformation and hope that comes from focusing on spiritual truths rather than visible circumstances.
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